A 60-year-old retired principal lives with her seven daughters in a village in Pakistan.
Out of these, six daughters are graduates from the university. Despite this, all of them will have to take the approval of the men in their house to cast their vote.
This is the harsh reality of many rural areas of Pakistan. It is noteworthy that elections are going to be held in Pakistan on February 8. This time women are being encouraged to participate in the elections.
The Election Commission of Pakistan has made it mandatory for five percent seats for women. At the same time, this time 3000 women candidates are contesting the elections.
The name of the woman mentioned above is Nai Kaushir. In a conversation with news agency AFP, she said that whether it is husband, father, brother or son, men have dominance over women in some form or the other.
He said that in reality the men here do not have enough courage to give women the right to vote.
However, even in Pakistan, voting is the constitutional right of adults. But men’s dominance still persists in many rural areas.
In Punjab, Pakistan, a decision taken by the Panchayat 50 years ago is still strictly followed. This decision was also taken regarding the right to vote of the women here.
It is noteworthy that more than 3,000 women candidates have filed nomination papers for the parliamentary and provincial assembly elections to be held on February 8 in Pakistan.
Through electoral reforms in the country, it has also been made mandatory to ensure five percent representation of women candidates on general seats in addition to reserved seats.
The number of women politicians contesting general seats has also increased over the years, but is still very low compared to male MPs in Parliament.
At the same time, this time also various parties have given tickets to a good number of women.