Islamabad, 27th February 2014 - Dawood Global
Foundation hosted a press conference to officially announce the 6th LADIESFUND®
Women’s Awards for Pakistan 2014 to be held at Mohatta Palace Museum on 1st
March, 2014. Four hundred of the most dynamic and inspiring women in Pakistan
will be in attendance including internationally acclaimed Pakistani women.
This event is sponsored by Dawood Global Foundation,
Khushhali bank Ltd., Pioneer Cement, Primus Investment Management Ltd. (IPO
IMMF), The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Karachi.
Ghalib Nishtar, President of Khushhali bank Ltd, sponsor of
the Idol Award, sent a special message:"Khushhali bank Idol Award is the
recognition of the female role models who have succeeded against the odds and
made the country proud. We support the mission of the LADIESFUND® to celebrate
the success of these women who managed to elevate their status in society as
the Women of Substance and we feel honored to support such initiatives. The
recipient of this prestigious award will be an inspiration for those females
whose struggles are to be recognized in the years to come.”
LADIESFUND® Advisory Council members include Amir Adnan,
Byram Avari, Dr. Ishrat Husain, Khalid Mirza, Nasreen Jalil, Shafqat Sultana,
Saad Khan, Sultana Siddiqui and Syed Ali Reza.The panel of the press conference
included Tara Uzra Dawood, Nazneen Tariq Khan, Aminah Zaheer, Sayeeda Leghari
and Laila Sarfraz.
Tara Uzra Dawood, President, Dawood Global Foundation,
announced, “We are delighted to be holding the 6th LADIESFUND® Women’s Awards
for Pakistan 2014 where we continue to honor the most dynamic and extraordinary
women in our country.”
LADIESFUND® was established in 2007 as an initiative to
provide financial security to women and to promote and train women
entrepreneurs. It aims to integrate the entrepreneurial needs based on the
economic and social aspects of the local communities, with respect to greater
women participation in the workforce.
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