MINGORA: Malakand Division General Officer Commanding (GOC) Major General Nadir Khan has asked the receiver of Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award to carry on her mission of working against child marriages.
Hadiqa Bashir, the young girl from Swat who has been fighting for girls rights met GOC Malakand at his office in Mingora on Wednesday.
While appreciating her efforts for girls’ rights GOC Mag General Nadir Khan congratulated her for winning the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award in September this year.
“Her efforts will help raise awareness regarding child marriages in the region which will ultimately lead the girls towards education,” he said and assured her of his full cooperation in her mission.
She was honored with an honorary shield at the end of the meeting.
Hadiqa Bashir thanked the GOC Malakand Division and said that she would actively work on her mission to eliminate child marriages in the area.
