Pakistan election 2024: The moment of waiting is over. Voting for the National Assembly is on Thursday (8 February 2024) in Pakistan. Former PM Nawaz Sharif seems to be leading in the race. About 150 parties are trying their luck in the general elections and the credibility of about 6,500 candidates is at stake. The number of male candidates is highest in this. Many women candidates have also entered the fray. According to media reports, about 5 percent women are contesting in the general elections.
The Constitution of Pakistan reserves some seats for women in provincial and national assemblies, but parties rarely allow women to contest elections outside that quota. Before the elections, AFP has taken special interviews of 3 women candidates striving for victory, which are as follows-
Islamic influencer
Pakistani female YouTuber Zeba Waqar has millions of followers on social media. However, he is contesting an election for the first time. Zeba is participating on behalf of Jamaat-e-Islami, a right-wing party based on religion.
Through her social media account, Zeba keeps informing Pakistani women about their rights according to Islam. Not only this, she also keeps sharing information about Islamic history.
Answering AFP’s questions, Jeba said that his favorite social media platforms are Facebook and YouTube. Coming live here, she connects with her fans. During this, she also answers the questions that her fans ask her.
Zeba believes that the teaching of Quran should not be limited…we can spread it through Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp groups. If she gets success in the general elections, she will try to make strong laws to reduce the oppression of women.
from tragedy to triumph
Samar Haroon Bilour is considered to be an advocate of the dreams of the youth in Pakistan. He addressed dozens of men in a room talking about party plans. Despite this, his name and picture were missing from the banners during the 2018 elections. During a conversation with AFP, she told that men do not like young and outspoken Pashtun women.
Bilour had approached the elections under tragic circumstances. Before the elections, terrorists had killed her husband. In such a situation, she took forward her husband’s campaign.
Samar Haroon Bilour says that the Taliban had taken responsibility for her husband’s murder. Taliban is the most dangerous and active terrorist organization in this region. They had control over many areas here for some time.
religious harmony
Savera Prakash is a Hindu woman. A lot of useful information is available about him related to politics. He has recently graduated as a doctor. His father is Sikh, while his mother comes from Christianity. Prakash believes that no religion in the world inspires any person to do bad deeds. Every religion encourages a person to do good deeds. This big statement of Prakash shows his strong mentality.