Patriarchy robs Pakistani women of right to vote

By Amjad Ali Islamabad, Feb 6 (EFE).- Azra Bibi (name changed to protect her identity) would like to vote for her favorite candidate in Pakistan’s upcoming general election on Thursday, but her husband has decided against allowing her to exercise her constitutional right to franchise. A resident of Upper Dir district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Bibi …

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