For first time in history, women cast votes in Upper Dir, Khushab

ISLAMABAD, Jul 25 (APP):Breaking all the traditional barriers, a number of women thronged polling stations of Upper Dir and Khushab District to cast their votes for the first time in the history as polls opened across the country Wednesday. Queues of women were seen outside the polling stations in constituencies NA-5 , PK-12 and NA-93. Amna Bibi while casting vote in NA 93 was excited and express her feelings while talking to private news channel said , she was the first women who make the history to cast vote in Khushab District. She urged other female voters to come out their houses and everybody should vote. It is their chance to get their democratic right in their own country. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had earlier said that any area where women are stopped from or face hindrances in voting could face the election in its constituency becoming invalid.

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