Pakistan: In a first, Hindu woman files nomination for 2024 general election

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In a first, a Hindu woman in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Buner district has filed her nomination papers for a general seat in the upcoming polls in Pakistan, Dawn reported...

Saveera Parkash has officially submitted her nomination papers for the general seat of PK-25 in Buner district...

A member of the Hindu community, Parkash is optimistic about contesting the elections on a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) ticket, following in the footsteps of her father, Om Parkash, a recently retired doctor and a dedicated member of the PPP for 35 years...

A local politician, Saleem Khan, who is affiliated with the Qaumi Watan Party, noted that Parkash is the first woman from Buner to submit nomination papers for the upcoming election on a general seat, as reported by Dawn on Monday.. Parkash, a 2022 graduate of Abbottabad International Medical College, serves as the general secretary of the PPP women's wing in Buner..

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