This was stated by Nighat Siddique, Director General Gender Affairs, ECP at Lok Virsa in Islamabad during the second day of the 15th Annual Rural Women Conference organised by Potohar Organisation for Development Advocacy (PODA) on Friday.Read more: JUI-F moves Shariat court against transgender actPODA-Pakistan has been organising the annual rural women conference since 2008 in connection with International Rural Women Day which is observed on the 15th of October every year.With this, we are also focusing on enhancing registration in newly-merged districts in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa,” said Nighat Siddique while addressing a vibrant audience of rural women of over 600 hundred representing 120 districts of the country.Earlier, representing four provinces and regions of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, wide range of rural women leaders shared their testimonies to highlight problems and suggest indigenous practical solutions.Rural women who shared their local issues with the ECP representative included, Sughra Bano from Sahiwal, Bismillah Irum, Khanewal, Veru Kolan, Hyderabad, Naheeda Abbasi, Chakwal, Raheema Sultana, Rawalpindi, Shazia Jamil Lasbela, Saima Batool, Vehari, Mehak Butt, Multan, Qaisra Ismail, Nosheen, NMDs, K-P, and Shahida Irshad from Quetta."