ISLAMABAD: On the eve of International Women Day being observed on March 8, former President Asif Ali Zardari has called for devising a National Women Empowerment Plan as well as strengthening the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) for the emancipation of women and ending discrimination against them. In a message on the occasion, he said equal rights for women is the most basic human right and the PPP will never allow the perpetuation of discrimination against women or their exploitation in the name of ideology.