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title: "Punjab CM's Initiative Trains Women to Drive Rickshaws in Lahore"
description: "Most outlets highlighted the training of women to drive rickshaws under the Punjab Chief Minister’s initiative, emphasizing its aim to promote financial independence. Daily Pakistan led with the number of women trained and the role of the Lahore Traffic Police, while ARY News framed the initiative as an expansion of previous efforts to train women in driving taxis and scooties."
url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14220-cm-maryam-nawaz-s-initiative-empowers-women-with-rickshaw
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# Punjab CM's Initiative Trains Women to Drive Rickshaws in Lahore

pakistan · updated 14 Oct 2026, 5:46 PM PKT · 14 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted the training of women to drive rickshaws under the Punjab Chief Minister’s initiative, emphasizing its aim to promote financial independence. Daily Pakistan led with the number of women trained and the role of the Lahore Traffic Police, while ARY News framed the initiative as an expansion of previous efforts to train women in driving taxis and scooties.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ProPakistani** — [Lahore Launches Rickshaw Training Program for Women](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/14/lahore-launches-rickshaw-training-program-for-women/) · 14 Oct 2026, 5:46 PM PKT
  > The Lahore Traffic Police has trained 34 women to drive rickshaws under a new initiative aimed at expanding employment opportunities… Read More
- **ARY News (English)** — [CM Maryam Nawaz’s initiative empowers women with rickshaw training](https://arynews.tv/cm-maryam-nawazs-initiative-empowers-women-with-rickshaw-training) · 14 Oct 2026, 3:49 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing
  > After previously providing driving training for taxis and scooties, the traffic police have now expanded the initiative to include...
- **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Lahore Women get Training to Drive Rickshaws under Punjab CM’s New Initiative](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/14-Oct-2026/lahore-women-get-training-to-drive-rickshaws-under-punjab-cms-new-initiative) · 14 Oct 2026, 1:44 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing
  > LAHORE – Lahore Traffic Police trained nearly 3 dozen women to drive rickshaws, enabling them to explore another source of income and move towards financial independence. The initiative has been launched on special instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, with the traffic police arranging the training programme in collaboration with a private university. […]

## Part of a bigger story

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- [Lahore Traffic Police Launch Free Scooty Training for Female Students](https://harzaviya.com/stories/14949-free-scooty-driving-training-given-to-female-students) · 18 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 77% related

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