A Women’s Bike Rally was organized with the collaboration of Sports Board Punjab on the eve of International Women's Day at Hussain Chowk on Wednesday.
Commissioner Lahore Ch Muhammad Ali Randhawa and Deputy Commissioner Lahore Rafia Haider inaugurated the Women’s Bike Rally in the presence of hundreds of female bikers and other officials.
Assistant Commissioner Model Town Sahibzada Yousaf, Director Youth Affairs Syed Umair Hassan, Director Sports Chand Perveen, Chief Sports Consultant SBP Hafeez Bhatti, Assistant Director Shaista Qaiser, Assistant Director Zareena Waqar, Assistant Director Nazish Noor and other officials were also present on this occasion.
More than 150 women motorcyclists including 39 from Punjab Police and dozens from Traffic Police and Rescue 1122 took part in the rally. The participants of the rally escorted by Lahore Police and Rescue 1122 security squads began their rally from Hussain Chowk and reached their destination at the same point after covering their distance via Mini Market Gulberg, MM Alam Road.
Talking to media on this occasion, Commissioner Lahore Ch Muhammad Ali Randhawa said that women are playing a key role in the country's development. “The purpose of the Women's Bike Rally is to enhance confidence in the women community. Our country can move forward by boosting the confidence of our women and making them independent and strong”.
Commissioner Lahore Ch Muhammad Ali Randhawa further said that women are working side by side with men in different departments quite successfully. “Our females are quite talented and they are displaying their potential at various important positions,” he added.
Deputy Commissioner Lahore Rafia Haider on this occasion said that women are playing an effective role in every field. “Who can forget their vital role in the Pakistan Movement? The prime objective of Women’s Bike Rally is to build self-confidence among womenfolk”.
Deputy Commissioner Lahore Rafia Haider also appreciated effective measures taken by Sports Board Punjab for the growth of sports culture across the province under the leadership of Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi.