Pakistan: Women Barred from Voting in Mianwali By-election
Women were restricted to cast their votes in Mianwali constituency for by-elections on six National Assembly (NA) seats and four seats of the provincial assemblies. According to the Pakistan Observer, some elders held a Jirga that decided women would not be allowed to cast their votes in Mianwali constituency.
Read the coverage at Pakistan Oberver, Centra Asia Online, and The News International, published 25 February 2012.
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