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yeastinfectionvale · 4 months

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#professional yapper #extremely niche but i know two people who will understand this #mark webber #Benazir bhutto

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coochiequeens · 3 months

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Ladies, vote for yourself and those denied the right

Dhurnal (Pakistan) (AFP) – Perched on her traditional charpai bed, Naeem Kausir says she would like to vote in Pakistan's upcoming election -- if only the men in her family would let her.

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In the village of Dhurnal in Punjab, spread across crop fields and home to several thousand people, men profess myriad reasons why women should not be allowed to vote © Farooq NAEEM / AFP

Like all the women in her town, the 60-year-old former headmistress and her seven daughters -- six already university educated -- are forbidden from voting by their male elders.

"Whether by her husband, father, son or brother, a woman is forced. She lacks the autonomy to make decisions independently," said Kausir, covered in a veil in the courtyard of her home.

"These men lack the courage to grant women their rights," the widow told AFP.

Although voting is a constitutional right for all adults in Pakistan, some rural areas in the socially conservative country are still ruled by a patriarchal system of male village elders who wield significant influence in their communities.

In the village of Dhurnal in Punjab, spread across crop fields and home to several thousand people, men profess myriad reasons for the ban of more than 50 years.

"Several years ago, during a period of low literacy rates, a council chairman decreed that if men went out to vote, and women followed suit, who would manage the household and childcare responsibilities?" said Malik Muhammad, a member of the village council.

"This disruption, just for one vote, was deemed unnecessary," he concluded.

Robina Kausir, a healthcare worker, talks to AFP in Dhurnal of Punjab province, ahead of the upcoming general election © Farooq NAEEM / AFP

Muhammad Aslam, a shopkeeper, claims it is to protect women from "local hostilities" about politics, including a distant occasion that few seem to remember in the village when an argument broke out at a polling station.

Others told AFP it was simply down to "tradition".

First Muslim woman leader

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has stressed that it has the authority to declare the process null and void in any constituency where women are barred from participating.

In reality, progress has been slow outside of cities and in areas that operate under tribal norms, with millions of women still missing from the electoral rolls.

Muhammad Aslam, a shopkeeper, claims a ban on women voting is to protect them from "local hostilities" about politics © Farooq NAEEM / AFP

The elders in Dhurnal rely on neighbouring villages to fill a government-imposed quota which maintains that 10 percent of votes cast in every constituency must be by women.

Those who are allowed to vote are often pressured to pick a candidate of a male relative's choice.

In the mountainous region of Kohistan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province home to almost 800,000 people, religious clerics last month decreed it un-Islamic for women to take part in electoral campaigns.

Although voting is a constitutional right for all adults in Pakistan, some rural areas in the socially conservative country are still ruled by a patriarchal system of male village elders who wield significant influence in their communities © Farooq NAEEM / AFP

Fatima Tu Zara Butt, a legal expert and a women's rights activist, said women are allowed to vote in Islam, but that religion is often exploited or misunderstood in Pakistan.

"Regardless of their level of education or financial stability, women in Pakistan can only make decisions with the 'support' of the men around them," she said.

Pakistan famously elected the world's first Muslim woman leader in 1988 -- Benazir Bhutto, who introduced policies that boosted education and access to money for women, and fought against religious extremism after military dictator Zia ul-Haq had introduced a new era of Islamisation that rolled back women's rights.

However, more than 30 years later, only 355 women are competing for national assembly seats in Thursday's election, compared to 6,094 men, the election commission has said.

Pakistan reserves 60 of the 342 National Assembly seats for women and 10 for religious minorities in the Muslim-majority country, but political parties rarely allow women to contest outside of this quota.

Those who do stand often do so only with the backing of male relatives who are already established in local politics.

"I have never seen any independent candidates contesting elections on their own," Zara Butt added.

'Everyone's right'

Forty-year-old Robina Kausir, a healthcare worker, said a growing number of women in Dhurnal want to exercise their right to vote but they fear backlash from the community if they do -- particularly the looming threat of divorce, a matter of great shame in Pakistani culture.

She credits part of the shift to access to information as a result of the rising use of smartphones and social media.

"These men instil fear in their women – many threaten their wives," she told AFP.

Robina, backed by her husband, is one of the few prepared to take the risk.

When cricketing legend Imran Khan swept to power in the 2018 election, Robina arranged for a minibus to take women to the local polling station.

Only a handful joined her, but she still marked it as a success and will do the same on Thursday's election.

"I was abused but I do not care, I will keep fighting for everyone's right to vote," Robina said.

#pakistan #Every vote counts #Men making up bs to prevent women from voting #Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)#Men protecting women........from exercising their right to vote #Benazir Bhutto #only 355 women are competing for national assembly seats in Thursday's election compared to 6094 men

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inthemarginalized · 11 months

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Given the right to a free ballot, the people would support my return.

- Benazir Bhutto ( June 21,1953 -December 27, 2007)

She was a politician and stateswoman who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from November 1988 until October 1990, and 1993 until her final dismissal on November 1996. At age 29, She became the chairperson of PPP, a center-left, democratic socialist political party, making her the first woman in Pakistan to head a major political party. In 1988, she became the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state and was also Pakistan's first (and thus far, only) female prime minister. Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a bombing on 27 December 2007, after leaving PPP's last rally in the city of Rawalpindi, two weeks before the scheduled 2008 general election in which she was a leading opposition candidate. The following year, she was named one of seven winners of the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights.

#benazir bhutto #pakistan #politics #voting #assassination

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missmachiavelli · 1 year

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#woman life freedom #love #human rights #woman rights #persia #iran #history #mahsa amini #roses in concrete #toomaj salehi #isla #a scanner darkly #benazir bhutto

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historysisco · 2 years

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On This Day in History June 21, 1953: Former prime minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto June 21, 1953 - December 27, 2007) is born in Karachi, Pakistan.

Bhutto was a two time Prime Minister of Pakistan. She served at the 11th (1988-1990) and 13th (1993 - 1996) prime minister of Pakistan. In doing so, Bhutto was the first woman to head a democratic government in a Muslim majority country.

#BenazirBhutto #WomensHistory #WomensStudies #HERStory #PakistaniHistory #PoliticalHistory #WorldHistory #History #Historia #Histoire #Geschichte #تاریخ #HistorySisco

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#Benazir Bhutto #Women's History #Women's Studies #HERstory #Pakistan History #Political History #World History #History #Historia #Histoire #Geschichte #تاریخ #HistorySisco

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valkyries-things · 21 days

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BENAZIR BHUTTO // POLITICIAN

“She was a Pakistani politician, and twice prime minister of Pakistan (1988 to 1990, and 1993 to 1996). Bhutto was the first woman to lead a democratic government in a Muslim majority nation. She attempted to advance women's rights. A controversial figure to some, she was assassinated in 2007.”

#female history #benazir bhutto #pakistani history

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littletroubledgrrrl · 2 months

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#benazir bhutto

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prabodhjamwal · 3 months

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Pakistan: Fraudulent Elections Ensure The Army’s Status Quo

Claude Rakisits, Centre for Security, Defence and Strategy* BRUSSELS: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s stunning win in the Pakistan election is swept aside as Nawaz Sharif claims power with the military’s backing. By anyone’s standard, the elections held in Pakistan on February 8 were neither free nor fair. Under the leadership of General Asim Munir, the military ‘massaged’ three-time leader…

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michellelindalindsey · 1 year

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Remembering Benazir

Fifteen years ago, the world lost a truly extraordinary woman when Benazir Bhutto, former prime minister of Pakistan, and global leader for democracy, freedom and human rights was assassinated.

I was honored and blessed to call her a friend. She is an eternal inspiration and her heart and courage remain a light in this dark world.

Many years ago, soon after her death, I launched a movement and petition seeking to have Benazir posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. I wrote the text of this essay and petition fourteen years ago and am still hoping and striving to one day see this special event and honor for Benazir's life, legacy and memory come to pass. If you would like to sign the petition, you can do so here: https://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/honor-benazir-congressional-gold-medal/

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#benazir bhutto #Bibi #Benazir #democracy #pakistan #women #human rights #in memoriam #in memory #congressional gold medal #Jeay Bhutto #Salaam Benazir

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manuart79 · 2 years

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#audrey hepburn #anne frank #benazir bhutto #billie holiday #billie jean king #cleopatra #liz taylor #florence nightingale #dorothea lange #pina bausch #rita levi montalcini #mother teresa #helen keller #frida kahlo #indira gandhi #coco chanel #calamity jane

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informationnewsever · 3 months

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Secret's of Pakistan

The most high profile political events taking place in if I am going to tell you about Madders then,Let's start our countdown Liaqat Ali Khan friends Liaqat Ali Khan of Pakistan,These are a very important part of the date.

no shortage of traitors in this country Many politicians .Continuous

#Secret's of Pakistan #Pakistan Politicas #How Liaqat Ali Khan Was Murdered #Fatima Ali Jeena To Which Community #Benazir Bhutto Had To Face Traitors

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jobsinfoandnewsupdate · 4 months

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Pakistan General Election 2024

General election are going to be held in February 2024 in Pakistan. It should be remembered that before this, the general elections were held on 25 July 2018. In which three major parties of Pakistan participated, namely Pakistan Muslim League-N, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, and Pakistan Peoples Party. But the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf won 149 seats in the National Assembly While the Pakistan Muslim…

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zvaigzdelasas · 3 months

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[BBC is UK State Media]

Pakistan's powerful army chief has urged the country to leave "anarchy and polarisation" behind as two ex-prime ministers declared victory in an election that has defied expectations.

With most results in, independent candidates linked to jailed former PM Imran Khan have won most seats.

But Nawaz Sharif, another ex-PM widely seen as having the army's backing, has urged others to join him in coalition.

Officials have also rejected Western criticism of how the election was run.[...]

Mr Khan released an AI-generated video message rejecting his rival's claim and calling on supporters to celebrate. He has been jailed on charges of leaking state secrets, corruption and an unlawful marriage and his PTI party was banned from taking part in the polls.

About 100 of the winning candidates are independents and all but eight of them are backed by the PTI, the non-profit Free and Fair Election Network said.

On Saturday PTI chairman Gohar Ali Khan said the party would try to form a government and would start protesting on Sunday if complete election results had not been released by then.

Mr Sharif's PML-N party won 73 seats and he acknowledged that he did not have the numbers to form a government alone, but insisted he could remove the country from difficult times at the head of a coalition.

The PPP of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of assassinated PM Benazir Bhutto, got 54 seats and the rest - the largest number of seats - were won by smaller parties and independents.

10 Feb 24

#this election rly is wild #pti arguably wins despite being banned

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maaarine · 1 year

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MBTI & Politicians

Jacinda Ardern: ENFJ

"Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern (born 26 July 1980) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 40th prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party from 2017 to 2023. (…)

She became the world's youngest female head of government at age 37. Ardern gave birth to her daughter on 21 June 2018, making her the world's second elected head of government to give birth while in office (after Benazir Bhutto).

Ardern describes herself as a social democrat and a progressive.”

Sources: video, wiki/Jacinda_Ardern. Screencaps: transcript.

#jacinda ardern #john campbell #enfj #mbti #mbticelebs #mbtipol

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yeastinfectionvale · 4 months

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WHO WOULD BE BENAZIR BHUTTO??????

Fernando or Webber 😭

#professional yapper #asks??? in this economy???#Topnotchquark!!!

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cirripedia · 8 months

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As a young girl growing up in Pakistan, I barely ever heard the word ‘feminist’. There were strong women around me, even a female prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, but never this idea of a commitment to gender equality being somehow central to one’s identity. On the obverse, I saw a vast chasm between Bhutto and her glitzy entourage and the general condition of women in Pakistan, which was defined by powerlessness and poverty. Jayawardena’s introduction to her chapter on Sri Lanka hence struck a chord: she recalls the great attention Sri Lanka garnered in 1960, when a woman, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, became the world’s first female prime minister. There is a tendency, Jayawardena points out, to elevate the extraordinary achievements of individual women as indicative of the general condition of women in the country. It was a problem in 1960 when Bandaranaike was elected, it was a problem in 1988 when Bhutto was elected, and it is still one today.

Foreword "Saving Solidarity" by Rafia Zakaria, "Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World" by Kumari Jayawardena

#quotes #rafia zakaria #feminism and nationalism in the third world #kumari jayawardena #while I also dont support everything zakaria has said in the past this isnt an endorsement #I finally got enough mental energy to read thru some stuff and am gonna post a couple of sections of the foreword #because these are good historical examples #feminism #radical feminism #radfem #qt #pakistan #sri lanka

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