Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says Pakistani nation, with the resilience and determination, would effectively overcome the current challenges including the economic crisis.

Talking to media in New York, he said Pakistan has seen tough times in the past and fought them bravely.

He said this time too, the nation will overcome the difficult situation.

The Foreign Minister said Pakistan from the platform of OIC Council of Foreign Ministers is hosting an event on Islamophobia to shun negative perceptions regarding the human rights, particularly of women and minorities.

He said Islam is the religion which grants rights to women and promotes their emancipation in all fields of life.

Asked about the pro-women approach of his party, he termed women as the strength of Pakistan Peoples Party who championed the rights of the women of the country.

Source: Radio Pakistan