Dalit woman Krishna Kumari Kohli elected Pakistan senator

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In a first, Dalit woman elected Pakistan senator
In a first, Dalit woman elected Pakistan senator

New Delhi : For the first time in history, Pakistan elected its first female senator from the lowest Dalit caste in weekend polls. 

The election of Krishna Kumari Kohli for the post has garnered a major positive reaction on the social media.

“I feel proud, I am thankful to Pakistan People’s Party that they nominated me,” Kohli told AFP Sunday.

“Kudos to PPP for electing #KrishnaKohli…. Our parliament should have representatives of all religions, classes & genders in pursuit of true democracy,” tweeted rights activist Jibran Nasir.

In Pakistan, Hindus make only 2 per cent of the country's total population of 200 million people.

Last July the Supreme Court toppled PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif from the premiership over corruption allegations.

Ahead of the Senate vote, the court also barred Sharif from leading his party, forcing all PML-N candidates officially to stand as independents because they had been selected by the axed chief.