Change in Pakistan as women seize right to vote
Source: BBC
Hameeda Shahid is making history. She is standing for parliament in a conservative tribal area of Pakistan which borders Afghanistan.
Dir was once a Taliban stronghold where women had few rights and were not even allowed vote.
She is fighting for a seat on former cricketer Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf's ticket.
The moment she steps outside her home, men start chanting the slogan "long live PTI". A few schoolboys stop and stare from a distance.
"I thought that if a woman can cast a vote, she can also run for election, it changed my mind," says Hameeda Shahid
Click here to read the full article published by BBC on 23 July 2018.
Hameeda Shahid is making history. She is standing for parliament in a conservative tribal area of Pakistan which borders Afghanistan.
Dir was once a Taliban stronghold where women had few rights and were not even allowed vote.
She is fighting for a seat on former cricketer Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf's ticket.
The moment she steps outside her home, men start chanting the slogan "long live PTI". A few schoolboys stop and stare from a distance.
"I thought that if a woman can cast a vote, she can also run for election, it changed my mind," says Hameeda Shahid
Click here to read the full article published by BBC on 23 July 2018.
