Law and Human Rights Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Monday stressed that “active engagement” of men and boys was needed to promote equality as he addressed a conference on women’s empowerment in Islamabad.
Tarar was speaking on the second and final day of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) 9th Ministerial Conference on Women, which Pakistan is hosting. Delegates from 57 OIC member states gathered on Sunday to hold technical-level meetings.
Addressing the moot as the chair on Monday, Tarar affirmed that Pakistan continued to strengthen its legal policy and institutional framework to “advance the rights, opportunities and leadership of women”.
He added, “Lasting progress cannot be achieved by women alone; real and sustainable change requires the active engagement of men and boys as partners in promoting equality, respect and shared responsibility.”
The minister stressed that building inclusive societies was a “collective endeavour that demands the commitment of every institution and every citizen”.
“For Pakistan, empowerment of women is not simply a policy objective; it is a national priority enshrined in our Constitution, inspired by our faith and essential to our future,” he said.
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