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'Pakistan to work for Afghan women's rights'
PESHAWAR: The government will continue to support democracy and women's rights in Afghanistan, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, the federal minister of interior, has said.
He said the women in Afghanistan should be given equal representation in every sphere of life as it would act as a harbinger for social and democratic change.
Talking to a delegation from Afghanistan led by Malalai Joya, member of the Loya Jirga of Afghanistan, on Saturday, Mr Sherpao said violence had caused heavy human and material losses to Afghanistan and the Afghan women should come forward to play their role for the rehabilitation of their motherland. He asked the Afghan women to participate in the ensuing parliamentary elections in Afghanistan. APP
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