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ISLAMABAD, March 8 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 08th Mar, 2017 ) : Ambassador of Pakistan to France Moin ul Haque Wednesday said the women in Pakistan were playing an important and constructive role for the development and prosperity of the country.

The ambassador said this while addressing at an inauguration ceremony of a photographic exhibition of Pakistani artists Imran Y Choudhry and Bilal Javaid held in Town Hall of Paris, press release received here said.

The exhibition titled `Glimpses of Women's Life' organized to commemorate International Women's Day was also witnessed by Deputy Mayor of Paris Josaine Gaudi. The envoy said women of Pakistan had made great successes in the fields of business, science and technology, education, health, film-making and politics.

They had held high positions in government and also in various international organizations, he added. He further noted that the government had taken a number legislative and administrative reforms for socio-economic uplift and safeguarding the rights of women.

Ambassador Moin ul Haque also appreciated Pakistani artists for their efforts to commemorate International Women's Day in a befitting manner. A large number of visitors who witnessed the exhibition appreciated the work of the artists.