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Glimpses from the event Multan, the city of saints has been famous around the world for its Gold and Silver jewelry from the times unknown. It is believed that the stories of the riches of Gold and jewelry in the temples of this city, persuaded Alexander to invade this land. Indian royalties, throughout history remained a fan of clothes and jewelry, made in Multan. Merchants arrived here from around the world to buy finest quality of clothes and jewelry. More than seventy years have passed since partition of India and Pakistan. Even then, Indian songs sing of 'Jhanjhar Multan dee' (anklets from Multan) and 'kangan Multan dey' (bangles from Multan).  Few years ago, two young ladies of Multan   Sana Niaz Burana  and Alina Fayyaz Durrani ventured into the world of jewelry business, by introducing and  beautiful hand picked collection of Turkish jewelry by the name of 'Zevar Kahani '. They took the market by storm and were a massive success within no time. Their co...

Mrs. Farrukh Mukhtar Mrs. Farrukh Mukhtar is a name synonymous with women empowerment in entire South Punjab. She is a living proof of the saying, 'empowered women, empower other women'. She became a member of Majlis-e-shurra of Pakistan and served at that position from 1982 to 1985 and dedicated herself for the betterment of underprivileged women of South Punjab.  Mrs. Farrukh Mukhtar was fully aware of the talents of the women of this area and knew how their skills were exploited at home and at work. She was determined to uplift and raise their standards of living, through education and trainings. She was among first people to ever demand a separate university for the girls of Multan and remained persistent about it. Finally, it bore fruit, three decades later, in form of women's university Multan.  Not just education, but she has worked for the social and economic empowerment of the women too. She is the president of Ladies club Multan. A social platform, which exists fo...

Southern women of worth together with Mariam Habib It requires wisdom to understand wisdom. Similarly, only a woman of worth understands the worthiness of another. Strong women, support eachother, build eachother, help flourish and establish their own kind. And this is exactly what Marium Habib is doing at ISP (institute of southern Punjab, Multan). Inorder to celebrate 70th anniversary of independence day of Pakistan, this lady came up with a unique idea. The creation of Southern 'WOW'. A platform to bring together and acknowledge the efforts of capable and enterprising women of the area. Women of worth, as Marium prefers to call it. And its formal inauguration took place with a euphuistic launch on 12th August 2017, at the state of the art, highly sophisticated, grandiose auditorium of 'executive development center'. Here, it is important mention. Most of the first time visitors there, were surprised to see,  the newly, custom built campus...

Glimpses of Blue fair Organizations like WCCIM do not spring up overnight. Years of toiling, complete dedication and thorough commitment to the cause, shape them up into the form in which we see them today. It was a long and arduous walk from its formation as SPWCCI (South Punjab women's chamber of commerce) to where it stands today, as Women's chamber of commerce and industry Multan (WCCIM). Not gold, but only man can make A people great and strong; Men who, for truth and honor's sake, Stand fast and suffer long. Brave men who work while others sleep, Who dare while others fly-- They build a nation's pillar's deep And lift them to the sky. Only if Ralph Waldo Emerson had mentioned 'women', instead of men. He had beautifully described the strength behind this chamber. Women like Mrs. Farrukh Mukhtar and Masooma Sibtain remained the binding force, the power and the strength to lift this institute to the high pedestal, it has re...