Get access to our best features

Get access to our best features

Published 3 months ago

Breaking barriers: How desert women from Pakistan’s Tharparkar defied

Summary by Arab News

THARPARKAR/KARACHI: It took a national tragedy for Hanju Kolhi, a 70-year-old Hindu woman from a small settlement near Islamkot in Tharparkar district, to start voting. Kolhi took part in her first national election in 2008 after never casting a ballot before. The shift in her attitude was prompted by the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in a gun-and-bomb attack on the campaign trail in December 2007.

0 Articles

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Breaking barriers: How desert women from Pakistan’s Tharparkar defied

THARPARKAR/KARACHI: It took a national tragedy for Hanju Kolhi, a 70-year-old Hindu woman from a small settlement near Islamkot in Tharparkar district, to start voting. Kolhi took part in her first national election in 2008 after never casting a ballot before. The shift in her attitude was prompted by the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in a gun-and-bomb attack on the campaign trail in December 2007.

3 months ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right

Ground News Article Assistant

Not enough coverage to generate an Article Assistant.

Coverage Details

Total News Sources0

Leaning Left0Leaning Right1Center0Last Updated3 months agoBias Distribution

100% Right

Bias Distribution

100% of the sources lean Right

100% Right

Arab News

Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right

Similar News Topics

Trending Topics

Donate Privacy Policy Manage Cookies Terms and Conditions

© 2024 Snapwise Inc.