Source: The News
Dated: June 28, 2010
PESHAWAR: Dr Sadia Sarwat Javed is among a handful of women officers serving alongside their male colleagues against senior administrative positions in key departments of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
As many as 73 females are heading different courts across the province, dispelling the impression that women are restricted only to the education and health sectors.
The senior most among the judges is Justice Khalida Rachid, a high court judge from the province presently serving as judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at Hague, Netherlands.
Another lady from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shahida Badshah, has the honour of being the second female of the country to attain the rank of major general in the Pak Army. She is presently heading the Army Medical College as its first-ever female principal.
Among the academicians, Dr Lal Baha was the first woman PhD scholar from the province who once served as acting vice-chancellor of the University of Peshawar and also member of the Public Service Commission.
The senior most among female bureaucrats was Ali Begum, who retired as managing director of Elementary Education Foundation in grade-22. Ms Abida Ali, a grade-21 officer, was among the many senior women officials serving in Customs and Income Tax Departments.
Hundreds of women are contributing to the province as doctors, professors and lecturers as well as senior administrators in the Education Department. “People’s mentality can be changed, not because of quota or taking refuge behind gender, but by working hard and displaying your talent. This was why those who had protested against my posting later became my supporters,” recalls Dr Sadia Javed, who was the senior most officer in the province before the arrival of Farah Hamid in the province. Farah Hamid has been posted in the Fata Development Authority against a senior position.
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