Azad hails Ibrahim Lincoln Society for offering free education to girls

STATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: The former Chief Minister and DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday lauded the Abraham Lincoln Society of International DPS Jammu for working on women empowerment and offering free education to under privileged girls.
Azad said the Society is doing a social service that would not only empower the women folk but also help in empowering the society in general, since women have integral and tremendous role in shaping the society.
“I am happy to know that your Society is serving the crucial part of our society. Educating a women means educating a family and empowering the society in general because she is an inevitable and dominant force among us,” he said while launching a magazine of the Society titled pride of J&K. The magazine has featured 50 personalities from Jammu from various walks of life, who have contributed to the society.
Azad, while launching the magazine, said that it is the duty of every citizen to promote, remember and teach our future generations about the people and personalities who have contributed and scarified for us.
“The way this magazine has been carried out where the names of all our heroes in various and diverse fields have been profiled is a greatest thing that we can do to acknowledge their services. I congratulate you for this great endeavour,” he said.
Prominent among those present on the occasion included former minister and Gen Secretary R S Chib, Provincial President Jugal Kishore, Sohail Kazmi, senior journalist and member Waqf Board, Salman Nizami Chief Spokesperson and Swaran Chowdary, Managing Director IDPS Jammu.