Transgender activist fights the odds for parliamentary seat in Pakistan

Islamabad, Feb 7 (EFE).- Activist Nayyab Ali is among the two transgender candidates contesting Thursday’s general election in Pakistan, a country with a long struggle for this community that is yet to be represented in parliament. “I am hopeful of being elected,” Ali, who is running as an independent candidate for a seat in Pakistan’s …

Related Keywords

Pakistan ,Okara ,Punjab ,Nepal ,Islamabad ,Germany ,India ,Pakistani ,Shahana Abbas Shani ,Sobia Khan ,Nayyab Ali ,United Nations Development Programme ,Pakistan National Assembly Parliament ,National Assembly ,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ,Franco German Prize ,Human Rights ,Gender Equality Advocate ,United Nations Development ,South Asia ,