Pakistan Army opens arms for women
Dated 11/5/2006
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Islamabad: The Pakistan Army has opened its various wings like its education and computer branches for women 'in keeping with the demands of the modern times'.
An Army Selection and Recruitment Centre spokesperson said in Lahore that preliminary tests had begun to recruit women in the education corps, computer branch, Inter Services Public Relations and the legal branch.
The response has been very encouraging as 300 women had registered themselves for the test, reports the Daily Times.
Women candidates appearing for selection held masters degrees, and they would be inducted as captains and majors after six months' training, the spokesperson said.
Women are already working in the army's medical corps, where 650 are serving as doctors and 2,300 as nurses. Four other women have been inducted into the Pakistan Air Force as fighter pilots.
