Senator Rubina Khalid meets with the Executive Director of SZABIST-ZABTech, MS. Waheeda Mahesar

ISLAMABAD, Nov 12 (SABAH): Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Senator Rubina Khalid, on Tuesday met with Ms. Waheeda Mahesar, Executive Director of SZABIST-ZABTech, at BISP Headquarters. The meeting centered on exploring collaboration opportunities between BISP and ZABTech to provide vocational training aligned with local market demand for deserving women in Sindh and Balochistan.

During the meeting, Senator Rubina Khalid highlighted that Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto once emphasized the value of hard work and the collective role of both men and women in advancing society. She reiterated BISP’s commitment to work with ZABTech on skill training initiatives, mentioning that such efforts would benefit from partnerships with other public and private training institutions as well as support from international donors.

Senator Rubina Khalid particularly emphasized the demand for healthcare and nursing sectors internationally, underlining the importance of providing quality-certified training in these fields.

Both parties expressed a shared intent to formalize their partnership by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for vocational training initiatives and setting a future roadmap.

Earlier, ZABTech provided the Chairperson with a detailed briefing on the range of training courses offered by the institution.