Pakistan- First woman MPA from Khyber gets membership of 6 KP Assembly committees
Date
8/21/2020 1:32:19 AM
(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) PESHAWAR: Baseerat Khan Shinwari, the first woman Member of KP Assembly from Khyber tribal district associated with the Al-Haaj Karavan, which has joined the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), has been elected member of six standing committees of the provincial assembly.
Baseerat Shinwari has got membership of the standing committees of the KP Assembly on Information and Public Relations, Local Government and Rural Development, Population Welfare, Zakat and Ushr and Women Development, Science and technology and House and Library. Baseerat Shinwari will now attend meetings of all these committees and raise issues of her constituency and rest of tribal districts.
Hailing from Shinwari tribe in Landikotal, Khyber tribal district, Baseerat has done Master''s in International Relations and Political Science. She said in a recent interview with TNN that merger of erstwhile Fata with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was a huge development because it paved the way for first ever provincial elections in tribal districts and more tribal representatives entered the Assembly to raise voice for the rights of people.
Ms Baseerat said her party needed an educated woman who can speak for her people. She said politicians doesn''t necessarily benefit the people financially, but they can change lives with positive legislation .
The BAP MPA said she initially thought that politics will be a difficult choice, but now her success story has inspired many girls in tribal districts who have rejoined education and want to follow her footsteps.
Baseerat Khan acknowledged that people''s expectations are very high, but many things are not under her control. She said a lot has to be done in merged districts as people are deprived of basic rights. She said she is currently focusing more on providing facilities in health and education sector. She said she is also holding meetings with donors to arrange sessions for tribal women to create political awareness among them.
The woman lawmaker said the shortage of schools in tribal districts is the main reason behind low literacy rate. She said she also wants to bring more women in tribal districts in sports as there is a lot of talent in these areas.
Baseerat said her experience in the KP Assembly is good and women lawmakers are facing no problems as such.
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