KARACHI: Sunita Parmar, a Hindu girl in Pakistan's Sindh province, has created historical past through turning into the 1st from the minority group to contest the provincial assembly elections to be hung on July 25.
Parmar, 31, who's from the Meghwar group will contest as an impartial candidate for the Sindh Assembly constituency PS-56 from Tharparkar district which has the best choice of Hindus in Pakistan.
Confident of difficult the status quo, Parmar stated she was once pressured to contest the approaching polls as earlier governments didn't deliver on their promises of constructing lifestyles higher for the people of her constituency., in line with a media file.
"Previous governments did nothing for the people of this house. Even in 21st century, we lack fundamental well being facilities and proper educational institutes for girls, Parmer stated.
"Gone are the days when ladies had been intended to be weaker and inferior. I am confident of successful the election...This is 21st century and we're even ready to battle the lion," Parmer was once quoted as saying through the APP news company.
Sunita vowed to toughen requirements of schooling for girls and deficient well being facilities in her constituency.
"I believe in girl's schooling. This is the only solution to make ladies stronger and prosper," she stated.
According to the 2017 census, the total population of Tharparkar district is 1.6 million, out of which around half are Hindus.
In March, every other Hindu girl, Krishna Kumari Kolhi, was the first-ever Hindu Dalit girl Senator in the Muslim-majority nation after she was once nominated through the Pakistan Peoples Party for the elections to the reserve ladies's seat in the Senate.
Parmar, 31, who's from the Meghwar group will contest as an impartial candidate for the Sindh Assembly constituency PS-56 from Tharparkar district which has the best choice of Hindus in Pakistan.
Confident of difficult the status quo, Parmar stated she was once pressured to contest the approaching polls as earlier governments didn't deliver on their promises of constructing lifestyles higher for the people of her constituency., in line with a media file.
"Previous governments did nothing for the people of this house. Even in 21st century, we lack fundamental well being facilities and proper educational institutes for girls, Parmer stated.
"Gone are the days when ladies had been intended to be weaker and inferior. I am confident of successful the election...This is 21st century and we're even ready to battle the lion," Parmer was once quoted as saying through the APP news company.
Sunita vowed to toughen requirements of schooling for girls and deficient well being facilities in her constituency.
"I believe in girl's schooling. This is the only solution to make ladies stronger and prosper," she stated.
According to the 2017 census, the total population of Tharparkar district is 1.6 million, out of which around half are Hindus.
In March, every other Hindu girl, Krishna Kumari Kolhi, was the first-ever Hindu Dalit girl Senator in the Muslim-majority nation after she was once nominated through the Pakistan Peoples Party for the elections to the reserve ladies's seat in the Senate.
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