First-ever Hindu woman files for nomination for Pakistan general elections 2024
Parkash is the first woman from Buner to file candidature papers for the general seat.
Dr. Saveera Parkash is the first woman from Pakistan’s minority Hindu community to contest in the province’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections.
Parkash, a doctor by profession, filed her nomination papers for the general seat of PK-25 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Buner district on Friday, her father Om Parkash informed PTI on Tuesday.
Om Parkash stated his daughter submitted a candidature as a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate for the general seat PK-25 constituency of the KPK Assembly from the hilly Buner area.
She has also applied for a seat in the KPK Assembly exclusively for women.
Parkash submitted the paperwork at the request of the party’s provincial leadership, Senator Rubina Khalid.
She will officially get a party ticket at a PPP event in Buner on Wednesday.
“She is a serious candidate and will contest the upcoming elections due for February 8 on a general as well reserved seat,” said Om Parkash, a recently retired doctor who has been an active member of the party for the past 35 years.
Parkash is the first woman from Buner to file candidature papers for the general seat, according to local lawmaker Saleem Khan of the Qaumi Watan Party. Parkash graduated from Abbottabad International Medical College in 2022 and is the general secretary of the PPP women’s wing in Buner.
Afghan region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is centerpiece of Pakistani Taliban terror
Parkash stated that she wants to follow in her father’s footsteps by working for the disadvantaged in the neighbourhood.
Prakash stated that she had filed her candidature papers on December 23rd (Friday). Parkash emphasised her intention to work for the welfare of women in the region in order to provide a safe environment for them and assist them in achieving their rights.
The bordering Afghan region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a centerpiece of the Pakistani Taliban terror group, which has been accused for a number of attacks on security personnel.
She said that women had been “suppressed and neglected,” particularly in the development sector.
“Serving humanity is in my blood,” she stated, noting her medical background and emphasising that her desire to become an elected legislator derived from her experiences as a doctor with inadequate management and powerlessness in government hospitals.
According to recent ECP revisions, a 5% participation of female candidates is required for general seats.
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