GULANA BIBI who contested from south waziristan on MQM platform dies of cardiac arrest

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Gulana Bibi Dies of Cardiac Arrest ‹ Newsweek Pakistan​

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MAY 05 2014

BY NAZAR UL ISLAM

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Nazar Ul Islam

70-YEAR-OLD HAD CAMPAIGNED ON PRO-WOMEN PLATFORM IN LAST YEAR’S GENERAL ELECTIONS.
Gulana Bibi, the 70-year-old widow who contested last year’s general elections from the militancy-afflicted Tank district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, died on Friday.

“She died of cardiac arrest,” her son, Khar Zar, told Newsweek.

The mother of four sons, Gulana Bibi hailed from Dera, a small town bordering South Waziristan. She decided to enter politics in a region that remains starkly conservative, with most women confined to their houses. At the time, Dera was beset by militant violence, preventing politicians from campaigning in the area. Despite the threats, however, Gulana Bibi did not hesitate to raise her voice for the oppressed.

“I am sincere with my cause, so I don’t have any fear,” she told Newsweek at the time. Contesting on a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) ticket, she campaigned on a platform focused on women’s rights, better educational facilities, and clean drinking water. “My mother was committed to her mission of fighting for women rights,” recalled her son after her death.

Due to lack of funds, Gulana Bibi was unable to organize any rallies and instead had to opt for a door-to-door campaign to seek voters. This, among others, is often cited as a reason for her failing to secure more than 37 votes in the general elections. The seat went to Mahmood Ahmad Khan of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl.

Gulana Bibi PK 69 District Tank

 

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Rest in Peace

 

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Just shows what business you are in,sent all the bhatta to england instead of helping this very poor woman,whom you used for propaganda......or did she refuse your help because some one told her it was haram money.

 

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Gulana Bibi leaves behind courageous tale
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May 04, 2014
TAHIR ALI

Tahir Ali - Gulana Bibi, a courageous female politician, who made history by contesting 2013 general elections from militancy affected Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the ticket of anti-Taliban Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), breathed her last on Friday (May 2).
The 73-year-old illiterate Gulana Bibi had contested the 2013 general elections for Pk-69, Tank, with the slogan ‘Protection of women rights’, ‘better educational facilities’ and ‘clean drinking water for the area’.
“She died of cardiac arrest,” said her son Khar Zar while talking to this scribe and added, “My mother was committed to her mission of fighting for women rights”. He further said that not only her family but also the entire Tank was proud of Gulana Bibi who voiced for the rights of the poor, especially women.
The mother of four sons, Gulana Bibi hailed from Dera, a small town bordering South Waziristan. She plunged into politics in an area where the local women were confined to their houses and even they were deprived of the right of education. At a time when all the politicians were afraid of campaigning in the area, the brave Gulana Bibi ran her elections campaign without any fear. Even Bitanni, the tribe of Gulana Bibi, has produced a number of hardcore militants; Asmatullah Bitanni, ex-head of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)’s central Shura who was killed on February 2014 by unidentified gunmen in North Waziristan, was also from the same Bitanni tribe. “I am devoted to my cause, so I don’t have any fear”, she had said.
Due to lack of funds Gulana Bibi could not organise strong rallies and went door to door in various villages of the districts to seek votes; it was a reason that she only bagged 37 votes. The seat went to Mahmood Ahmad Khan of JUI-F but Gulana Bibi would always be remembered for her courage and her effort to voice for the oppressed women of Tank.
–The writer is a freelance contributor

 

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Rest in Peace...