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What is the status of women in politics in South Asia in general, and Pakistan in particular?

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What is the status of women in politics in South Asia in general, and Pakistan in particular?

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Women have a long way to go but they have made significant strides and reached where no man has. We have role models such as Benazir Bhutto Shaheed, who fought all her life against dictatorships, and went down fighting. South Asia has produced courageous women politicians who have reached highest political offices like Indira Gandhi in India, Shiekh Hasina and Khalida Zia in Bangladesh, Chandrika Bandranaike in Sri Lanka. Pakistan has a significant number of women in the parliament, and second only to Nepal which has one-third women in the Constituent assembly. However there is a lot that needs to be done to evolve political systems where women are equal players, and where women participate in politics in multiple levels. Were you subjected to any form of violence in your political career? I personally did not face any form of violence, but when I was the Nazima of my district Khairpur, I had my supporters subjected to political violence and victimization. This was done at the behest o

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