Role of Pakhtun Women in Politics: A Case Study of Begum Zari Sarfaraz
An effort has been made to revisit the political participation of Pakhtun women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa former NWFP. The active role in the politics of Pakhtun women was quite difficult due to socio-cultural constraints. In such circumstances a woman from the elite class emerged on the political scene of NWFP; Begum Zari Sarfaraz who not only participated in the independence movement of Pakistan but also participated in politics after the creation of Pakistan and had rendered great services for women folk as members of national and provincial assemblies. The paper shed light on her opposition to One Unit. The paper also investigates the reason that why she quit politics. There is hardly any literature on the role of Begum Zari Sarfaraz in the politics of Pakistan.
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Politics, Frontier Women, Mardan, One Unit, Zanana (Women) Muslim League
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(1) Hazrat Bilal
Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Government Degree College Khair Abad, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Shaista Gohar
Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Ayaz Ali Shah
Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.