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Islamabad(StaffReporter)QueenofNetherland,HerMajestyQueenMaximaalongwithseniorPML
(N)leaderMs.MaryamNawazSharifvisitedFirstWomenBankLimitedinIslamabadtoday.Queen
MaximaandMs.MaryamNawazwerebriefedbyMs.TahiraRaza,PresidentFirstWomenBank
Limitedontheopportunitiesoffinancialservicesforthepeopleespeciallywomenentrepreneurs.Ms.
MaryamNawazandQueenMaximaalsointeractedwiththefemalebeneficiariesofFirstWomen
BankLimitedundertheumbrellaofPMyouthbusinessloan.Sofar156loansworthRs187million
havebeensanctionedunderPMyouthbusinessloanschemethroughFirstWomenBank.

LateronHerMajestyQueenMaximaandMs.MaryamNawazalsointeractedwiththeloan
beneficiarieswhohadputupstallsshowcasingtheirrelevantsuccessfulbusinessventures.The
Queenfeltveryhappytoseethevibrant,energeticandthrivingfemaleentrepreneursofPakistan,
whoareshowingtheirmettleinrunningsuccessfulbusinessesfromboutiquetodairy
farming.QUEENMAXIMAVISITSBISPFIELDOFFICEINRAWALPINDI

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UNSecretaryGeneralsSpecialAdvocateonInclusiveFinanceforDevelopment,QueenMaximaof
NetherlandspaidavisittoBISPfieldofficeinRawalpindi.Aspartofthescheduleofhervisitto
Pakistan,thepurposeofvisitingBISPfieldofficewastogaugeandappreciatethecontributionof
BISPinthecountryspursuitofgoalofincludingmassesinthefinancialsystems.
Ontheoccasion,MinisterofStateandChairpersonBISPMNAMarviMemon,MinisterofStatefor
NationalHealth,Services,RegulationsandCoordination,MNASairaAfzalTarrar,MNAShaista
PervezMalik,SecretaryBISPMr.MuhammadSaleemAhmedRanjha,diplomats,representativesof
nationalandinternationalorganizations,mediaandBISPbeneficiarieswerepresent.Chairperson
BISPalongwithothernoteworthyguestswelcomedQueenMaximaonherarrival.Immediatelyafter
herarrival,QueenMaximainauguratedtherecentinitiativeofBISPonEcommercewhichfocuseson
improvinghandicraftskillsofBISPbeneficiariesandprovisionofbetteraccesstotheirproductsinthe
nationalandinternationalmarketswiththecooperationoforganizationslikeAHANagovernment
organizationandTCS.Afterwards,QueenMaximawasshownabriefdocumentaryonBISPnarrative
anditsvariousinitiativeswhicharecontributinginthewomenempowermentandwelfareof
beneficiaryfamilies.ShewasalsogivenbriefingonCustomerFeedbackSystemonFinancial
InclusivenessCapacityofCustomersandIssuanceProcessofBDCCardstotheBeneficiaries
includingBanksandNADRA.ChairpersonBISPinformedQueenMaximathatbyadoptingadvanced
paymentmechanismsandbiometricallyverifiedcomplaintandfeedbacksystem,BISPismaking
endeavorstoincludebeneficiariesinthefinancialsystemssothattheycouldbeempoweredas
envisionedbythePrimeMinisterofPakistan.Duringthevisit,QueenMaximainthecompanyof
ChairpersonBISPinteractedwiththebeneficiariesofBISP.Thesebeneficiariesalsoincludedthose
whoarebenefittingfromWaseelaeTaleemprogramofBISP,PMHealthInsuranceScheme,CM
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PunjabInterestFreeLoanSchemeandBISPEcommerce.Duringtheinteraction,beneficiaries
informedQueenMaximahowtheseinterventionsinthefieldsofeducation,healthandemployment
werecreatingpositiveimpactsintheirsocialstatusandinthelivesoftheirfamilies.Whiletalkingto
beneficiaries,QueenMaximaexpressedherhappinessforbeingamongthebeneficiaries.Shesaid
thattheroleofwomenisveryimportantinthewellbeingoftheirfamiliesandthedevelopmentof
society.SheacknowledgedthatthecontributionofBISPinthefinancialinclusionofPakistaniwomen
iscommendableasthisorganizationisprovidingthemopportunitiestomakeprogressinlife.Onthe
occasion,ChairpersonBISPpresentedapaintingontheconceptofsocialsafetynetand
demographicdirectoryofBISPtotheQueenMaxima.ChairpersonBISPalsoexplainedtheBISP
initiativeofSistersinSuccessunderwhichchainofcooperationamongthreecommittees
comprisingtheinternationalwomenleaders,nationalprominentpersonalitiesandBISPbeneficiaries
isestablishedformotivatingthemarginalizedsegmentsofthesociety.10feb2016

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