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Hindu woman elected to Pakistan’s senate in historic first
[Hurriyet Daily News] Paks have elected a woman from the country’s marginalized Hindu minority to the senate for the first time ever in an election in which a Taliban...Arabic for students... -linked holy man was defeated. Krishna Kumari, a member of the Pakistain People’s Party, hails from the so-called untouchables, the lowest rung of the caste system that still prevails in Pakistain and neighboring India.  Meanwhile,...back at the barn, a little lightbulb figuratively appeared over Bossy's head... Maulana Samiul Haq ...the Godfather of the Taliban,leader of his own faction of the JUI. Known as Mullah Sandwichfor his habit of having two young boys at a time... , a mentor to a number of Taliban leaders, fell short. Extremist groups in Pakistain have mobilized mass rallies in recent years, but have largely failed to translate their clout into electoral victories. Lawmakers in national and four provincial assemblies on Saturday elected half of the 104-member Senate to six-year terms. Deposed premier Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf, then by the courts... ’s party holds a plurality in the upper house of parliament, with 33 seats. Posted by: Fred 2018-03-05 |
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