Woman runs for election in Pakistan tribal area
For most women in Pakistan's war-torn and ultra-conservative frontier region, casting a vote in an election is an impossible dream, let alone standing as a candidate.But one woman from Bajaur, a strife-ridden area bordering Afghanistan, has stunned her community by announcing that she is running for a parliamentary seat, despite the high risk of incurring the wrath of Taliban militants.
Badam Zari, the first woman to contest a seat in Pakistan's Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA), has filed her nomination papers for an election due to be held on 11 May.
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