Key Points:

Seventy women completed the driving learning course at the City Traffic Police school in Peoples Colony
Sixty-five of them trained as car drivers, while five learnt to drive auto rickshaws
Chief Traffic Officer Nasir Javed Rana distributed certificates among the successful women
The school has trained and certified more than 1,200 women this year
The CTO said driving training helps women become self-reliant and play an active role in society

FAISALABAD: Five women have qualified as auto rickshaw drivers in Faisalabad under a City Traffic Police course that has trained more than 1,200 women this year.

The five were among 70 women who completed the driving learning course at the City Traffic Police Driving Learning School in Peoples Colony. A ceremony was held at the school to honour the successful candidates, according to the traffic police spokesman.

Chief Traffic Officer Faisalabad Nasir Javed Rana was the chief guest at the ceremony. He distributed certificates among the women who had completed the course.

Of the 70 women, 65 completed their training as car drivers. The remaining five took the auto rickshaw course.

The five rickshaw trainees were the highlight of the ceremony. The spokesman said their training was a step towards women’s self-reliance and would open new livelihood opportunities for them.

A woman receives her driving course certificate from Chief Traffic Officer Nasir Javed Rana at the Driving Learning School Peoples Colony Faisalabad

Chief Traffic Officer Nasir Javed Rana presents a certificate to a woman who completed the driving learning course in Faisalabad

A woman graduate receives her certificate at the City Traffic Police Driving Learning School Peoples Colony Faisalabad

Chief Traffic Officer Nasir Javed Rana hands a driving course certificate to a woman graduate in Faisalabad

A woman who completed the City Traffic Police driving course receives her certificate in Faisalabad

A woman graduate receives her driving course certificate at the Peoples Colony driving school Faisalabad

A woman receives her certificate from Chief Traffic Officer Nasir Javed Rana as a woman traffic officer looks on in Faisalabad

The school has trained more than 1,200 women this year and issued them certificates. The spokesman said the figures showed the City Traffic Police’s continuing efforts to empower women and promote safe driving.

The chief traffic officer praised the women’s success, courage and careful driving. He said training women to drive was part of the commitment to make them self-reliant and give them an active role in society.

He said the City Traffic Police were working to provide women with quality driving training and facilities.