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Pakistani Official Advocates Women Rights Abroad
Begum Ahmed, a Pakistani official and former Deputy Accountant General, visited Canberra for two days as part of an Australian government program. She urged progress for women in Pakistan, noting access to most fields except foreign and administrative services, and highlighted higher wages for women stenographers and equal pay in the public service. Begum Ahmed, educated at Madras University, also discussed her career and social welfare work in East Pakistan. She arrived with her husband Rai Sudden Anwar Ahmed and two children.
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