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May 30, 2013
Women, minority seats allotted, Pakistan

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced on Tuesday the names of candidates selected on seats reserved for women and minorities in the National Assembly after making some unexplained changes in the draft notification earlier prepared by it.

 

May 24, 2013
All women candidates from KP lost election by huge margins, Pakistan

PESHAWAR: A woman contender from Fata and a couple of others from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa made headlines in national and international media after jumping into the election arena, but none of them could win any seat either in national or the provincial asse

May 21, 2013
Pakistan politician Zahra Shahid Hussain killed in Karachi

A senior female Pakistani politician has been sh

May 20, 2013
Elections 2013: ‘Dir women disenfranchised for security reasons’ , Pakistan

 

May 17, 2013
Nation Elects 16 Women Representatives out of 463 Candidates that Entered Political Ring for 324 National & Provincial General Seats, Pakistan

The Researchers (TR) under its initiatives - Pakistan Governance Forum (PGF) and Women & Politics in Asia Forum (WPAF) - undertook observation of Election 2013 with a gender lens.

May 16, 2013
Only six women reach NA on general seats, Pakistan

Out of 272 general seats, only six women reached in the National Assembly and eight women got hold of general seats in the Punjab assembly, out of 297 general seats.  Although the manifestos of all mainstream political parties claimed greater political participation by wome

May 16, 2013
Only six women reach NA on general seats, Pakistan

Out of 272 general seats, only six women reached in the National Assembly and eight women got hold of general seats in the Punjab assembly, out of 297 general seats.  Although the manifestos of all mainstream political parties claimed greater political participation by wome

May 14, 2013
Women voter actively participated in 2013 elections: GEM Report, Pakistan

Gender Election Monitoring Mission issues preliminary report here on Monday reported huge women voter turnout in General Election 2013 who remained standing in queues since morning till the closing time.

May 10, 2013
In Pakistan, women work to strengthen democracy

Zameer Akhtar, 28, is participating in the electoral process for the very first time. Being a woman and living in a joint family in Pakistan, getting consent from her elders for her decision wasn’t simple at first.