Colombo, June 25 (newsin.asia): The Government of Pakistan through its High Commission in Sri Lanka, on Tuesday donated sewing machines to the Chaplain of the St. Vincent De Paul Society, located at Wennapuwa.
The High Commissioner of Pakistan Maj. Gen. (R) Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat handed over the sewing machines to Father Quintus Fernando at the High Commission of Pakistan premises.
The High Commissioner said that the donation will help improve the lives of needy women by giving them a source of livelihood.
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‘It is the foremost obligation of society to equip needy women with skills in order to give them an honorable place in the society and also at home.,” Dr.Hashmat said.
