ISLAMABAD, Mar 19 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said the government has taken a number of legal and financial initiatives to empower women and to enhance their active and meaningful participation in formulation and implementation of policies for progress and prosperity of the country. Talking to a delegation of women MPAs from Sindh which called on him at his chamber in the Parliament House this afternoon, the Prime Minister urged them to play an active role in the development activities and monitor the progress of projects launched in their constituencies to ensure the quality as well as timely completion of the work. Members of Sindh Provincial Assembly, Ms. Farzana Baloch, Ms. Rashida Panwer, Ms. Shamim Ara Panwer and Ms. Kalsoom Chandio commended the Prime Minister’s policies and concrete steps taken for the empowerment of women in economic, social and political fields. They also appreciated Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) and Waseela-e-Haq programme to help the poor people particularly women folk. They requested the Prime Minister to take measures for early completion of infrastructure projects covering more than one constituencies to bring prosperity to every nook and corner of the country.