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Women in Pakistani politics. Maryam Nawaz, first woman to become Chief Minister of any province of Pakistan. Since Pakistan's independence on 14 August 1947, women have been active participants in parliamentary politics. Their representation remained low in the first and second Constituent Assemblies, however the amendments to the Constitution ...
Benazir Bhutto[a] (21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician and stateswoman who served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. She was the first woman elected to head a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country.
142th out of 146 (2023) Women in Pakistan make up 48.76% of the population according to the 2017 census of Pakistan. [3] Women in Pakistan have played an important role in Pakistani history [4] and have had the right to vote since 1956. [5] In Pakistan, women have held high office including Prime Minister, Speaker of the National Assembly ...
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. Begum Ra'ana Liaqat Ali Khan (Urdu: رعنا لياقت على خان, known as Gul-i-Rana; 13 February 1905 – 13 June 1990) [2] was the First Lady of Pakistan from 1947 to 1951 as the wife of Liaquat Ali Khan who served as the 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan. She was also the first female governor in Pakistan ...
Dental surgeon, stateswoman. Fatima Jinnah[a] (31 July 1893 – 9 July 1967) was a Pakistani politician, stateswoman, author, and activist. [1] She was the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder and first Governor-General of Pakistan. [2][3] She served as the Leader of the Opposition of Pakistan from 1960 until her death in 1967.
Maria Talal. Shazia Marri. Samina Matloob. Shazia Ashfaq Mattu. Shireen Mazari. (previous page) (next page) Categories: 21st-century Pakistani politicians. 21st-century women politicians by nationality.
— Malala Yousafzai, 24 January 2009 BBC blog entry In February 2009, girls' schools were still closed. In solidarity, private schools for boys had decided not to open until 9 February, and notices appeared saying so. On 7 February, Yousafzai and her brother returned to their hometown of Mingora, where the streets were deserted, and there was an "eerie silence". She wrote in her blog: "We ...
On 26 February 2024, she assumed the role of Chief Minister of Punjab, marking the first instance of a woman serving as a Chief Minister in any province of Pakistan. Early life and education Maryam was born on 28 October 1973 [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] in Lahore , Pakistan, [ 1 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] to Nawaz Sharif and Kulsoom Butt . [ 10 ]