ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, like rest of the world, is celebrating achievements of women on the International Women’s Day on Saturday. Pakistani women have excelled in several important spheres of life. Let’s have a glimpse of Baloch women’s success stories.
The Baloch women are not only pride of Balochistan but the whole Pakistan as they have proved their mettle in every domain.
The federal and provincial governments have been providing an enabling environment and immense opportunities to women.
ASP Pari Gul Tareen from Pishin is a CSS officer, who cleared superior services examination in 2020 and is currently serving as Head of Women and Juvenile Facilitation Centre in Quetta.
Justice Tahira Safdar was the first woman chief justice of Balochistan High Court.
Pride of Balochistan, Batool Asadi was the first woman assistant commissioner (AC) of Quetta.
The Baloch women are second to none in the Armed Forces as well. Saira Batool was the first woman fighter pilot from Balochistan. Zakia Jamali is the first woman commissioned Naval officer.
PSP officer Shazia Sarwar, who remained DPO in Layyah, Punjab, is a strong Baloch woman hailing from Bolan, a place which was a target of BLA in Mach attack.
Women of Balochistan are not represented by those who were exploited by terrorists like Sharri Baloch, Summaiya Qalandrani, Mahl Baloch, Ganjatoon or terrorists’ sympathisers like Naila Qadri and Mahrang Baloch.
Women are a soft target of terrorist organisations such as BLA and BLF. A young girl, Mahrosh Baloch (daughter of suicide bomber Sharri Baloch), remains in custody of BLA.
