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Nov 20, 2023 · Out of 127 million registered voters in Pakistan, 10 million more men than women have registered to vote in the general election scheduled for February 8, 2024. This is a large gender gap in a ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Almost 2.3 million more women turned out to vote in 2024 compared to 2018. This was also the first time that Pakistan registered more women voters as compared to men in the lead up to the 2024 elections. Though a promising development, it didn’t automatically ensure higher women turnout at the polls.
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Jul 28, 2018 · Before the election, described as one of the most consequential in Pakistan’s short history, advocacy group Human Rights Watch released a report that found while women have a constitutional...
May 25, 2023 · Even in terms of civic participation, women’s political engagement is limited; during the 2018 elections, of the 46 million women that were registered to vote, only 40 percent voted.
Jul 18, 2019 · In Pakistan’s 2018 general elections, the male-female gap in voter turnout stood at 9.1 percent with 11 million fewer women exercising their right to vote than men.
Jul 23, 2018 · 23 July 2018. Few could imagine women voting let alone standing for election in this remote area. By Shumaila Jaffery. BBC Islamabad. Hameeda Shahid is making history. She is standing for...
Jan 17, 2024 · Pakistan election: Why are rural women more willing to vote? Mudaser Kazi. 01/17/2024. During Pakistan's last election in 2018, women from five remote areas of the country were more likely to...
