{"id":54344,"date":"2025-11-03T10:54:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T10:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=54344"},"modified":"2025-11-03T10:57:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T10:57:52","slug":"pakistan-women-shine-43rd-unesco-general-conference-in-samarkand-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-women-shine-43rd-unesco-general-conference-in-samarkand-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Women Shine @ 43rd UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><em><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54347\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wajiha-Qamar-MNA-UNESCO-e1762166950320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"480\" \/>Samarkand \/ Uzbekistan : Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training, Ms. Wajiha Qamar, Head of Delegation from Pakistan, represented the country at the 43rd UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand 2025, along with senior officials from Pakistan. <\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em><strong>Overall Pakistani women were shining in Samarkand as Ambassador of Pakistan to France Ms Mumtaz Zahra Baloch was also there. Another lady Nazia Perveen Sudhan was also prominent who belongs to administrative service of Pakistan. They made a unique group of women and held important meetings at the sidelines.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Pakistani delegation engaged in key discussions on global priorities in education, science, culture, and communication. Their participation highlights Pakistan\u2019s active role in promoting inclusive education, cultural preservation, innovation, and sustainable development in line with UNESCO\u2019s vision.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This conference provides a valuable platform for Pakistan to strengthen partnerships, exchange experiences, and advocate for equitable access to knowledge and opportunities worldwide.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Ms. Wajiha Qamar, met with Norway\u2019s Minister of Education, Ms. Kari Nessa Nordtun.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54348\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wajiha-Qamar-MNA-UNESCO-1-e1762167158269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"196\" \/>The two ministers discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation in education, with a focus on digital learning, teacher training, technical and vocational education, and inclusive access for all learners.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">She highlighted Pakistan\u2019s education reforms aimed at improving quality, equity, and skills development, while underscoring the importance of international partnerships in achieving shared goals under SDG-4 on quality education.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to promoting inclusive, innovative, and sustainable education systems through continued collaboration within UNESCO\u2019s framework.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54349\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wajiha-Qamar-MNA-UNESCO-Turkiye-e1762167207821.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"302\" \/>Minister met with H.E. Mrs. Lolwa bint Rashid Al-Khater, Minister of Education, Learning and Higher Education of the State of Qatar.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Both leaders discussed strengthening educational cooperation between Pakistan and Qatar, focusing on the use of technology and innovation in education, development of students\u2019 future skills, and exchange of expertise through joint training and academic programs.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Ms. Wajiha Qamar highlighted Pakistan\u2019s education reforms aimed at promoting inclusive, technology-driven learning and appreciated Qatar\u2019s commitment to advancing innovation in education. The two ministers agreed to deepen collaboration to support knowledge exchange, teacher training, and youth skill development.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The meeting reaffirmed the shared vision of Pakistan and Qatar to foster educational excellence, cultural understanding, and sustainable progress through mutual cooperation within the UNESCO framework.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em><strong>H.E. Ms. Wajiha Qamar,\u00a0 met with H.E. Prof. Dr. Yusuf Tekin, Minister of National Education of T\u00fcrkiye.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Both ministers discussed strengthening cooperation in teacher training, technical education, digital learning, and academic exchange, reaffirming the deep educational partnership between Pakistan and T\u00fcrkiye.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>In meeting with H.E. Dr. Hossein Simaee, Minister of Science, Research, and Technology of Iran<\/strong>,both sides discussed strengthening cooperation in higher education, scientific research, and technology, reaffirming their shared commitment to innovation, knowledge exchange, and sustainable development.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54350\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wajiha-Qamar-MNA-UNESCO-Iran-e1762167237761.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"215\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samarkand \/ Uzbekistan : Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training, Ms. Wajiha Qamar, Head of Delegation from Pakistan, represented the country at the 43rd UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand 2025, along with senior officials from Pakistan. Overall Pakistani women were shining in Samarkand as Ambassador of Pakistan to France Ms Mumtaz Zahra [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[397,48,5125,1896,759,125,7681],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54344"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54344"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54352,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54344\/revisions\/54352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}