ISLAMABAD: The first Women Entrepreneurship Conference (WECON) was held on Saturday.
The event was attended by entrepreneurs, policy-makers, aspiring entrepreneurs and students.
OPEN President Ayesha Hamid commenced the session with her key note, emphasizing on the need to become enablers of change. She declared that presently Pakistan was a happening place and has a lot of opportunities; there is an increase in awareness about entrepreneurship through various seminars and conferences, social media and other networking opportunities. For any country to develop and experience economic growth, it is vital to take everyone onboard.
The welcome address was given by Dr. Arshad Ali, executive director Higher Education Commission (HEC). Talking about women’s participation in economic development, he reiterated that in order to foster women entrepreneurship, there is a great need for girls to go into universities.
When international labor community was observing International Labour Day, scores of illiterate laborers in Pakistan…
A delegation of Pakistani elite youth which recently visited Urumqi, Kashgar, and Atush said that…
A delegation comprised over 15 participants from the Economic Cooperation Organization Science Foundation (ECOSF) including…
The Committee on Science and Technology of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (COMSTECH) has partnered…
A cross-firing between two rival groups on Model Town Link Raod claimed the life of…
A woman with the help of her lover kidnapped her own son in Narowal, police…
Leave a Comment