KARACHI – The Pakistan People’s Party has nominated Krishna Kumari of Thar to contest for a general seat during the upcoming Senate election.
The move aims to encourage women belonging to marginalized areas to take active part in the country’s politics.
Born to a poor peasant Jugno Kolhi in February 1979, Kumari and her family members spent nearly three years in a private jail allegedly owned by the landlord of Kunri of Umerkot district. She was a grade 3 student at the time when held captive.
Kumari, who belongs to a remote village in Nagarparkar district of Thar, joined the PPP as a social activist along with her brother, who was later elected as Chairman of Union Council Berano.
Belonging to the Kolhi family that had stood against the oppression of British Raj in 1857, Kumari had been repeatedly encouraged by PPP to contend as a Senator on the party’s ticket.
“I was called by Bilawal Bhutto and Faryal Talpur a few days back. They said they will allot me the ticket to contest the election to become a senator on a general seat from Sindh,” Kumari told Dawn News.
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The woman says she has completed all the necessary documentation to file her nomination papers after she was assured a seat by the party in the Senate.
Kumari was married to Lalchand at the age of 16, when she was studying in 9th grade. However, her husband supported her in her studies, and later in 2013 she did masters in sociology from Sindh University. She also actively participated and worked for the rights of downtrodden people of marginalised communities living in Thar and other areas.
