KHYBER AGENCY: World Women’s Day was commemorated in Jamrud Tehsil of Khyber Agency with a pledge to strive hard to avail all rights for women folk. In this connection, a gathering was organised at the Degree College for Girls, Jamrud that was attended by the college’s principal Hamida Bano as chef guest besides the teaching staff and students of the institution. Addressing the occasion, Hamida Bano said that Women’s Day was celebrated with the aim to pay homage to those women who played active roles in every field of life. “In the modern era, in every society, women beside men is an obligatory factor for progress and development,” she added saying that this the reason that the religion of Islam granted numerous rights and a high status to women as compared to other religions and Paradise was announced under the feet of a mother. The college teachers including Sabiha Zeb, Bakhthwar Halim and female students also spoke and shed light on the role of women and problems being faced by them. Published in Daily Times, March 9th 2018.