Pakistan: In a first, Sindh to have a woman tribal sardar
Source: The Express Tribune
MPA Heer Soho says community chose her as leader after her father.
For the first time in Sindh’s history, a woman is set to become a Sardar of her tribe. The decision has been taken with consensus by the Soho community of Sindh. After the demise of former tribal leader Ismail Soho, his daughter Heer Soho, a member of the Sindh assembly, will lead the tribe.
Heer Soho’s father, Sardar Ismail Soho, was an old member of the PPP and was imprisoned during the MRD movement. Heer Soho belongs to Mirpur Bathoro taluka of Sujawal. She started her political career by becoming a member of the Sindh Assembly from the platform of MQM. Later on, she bade farewell to MQM and joined her father’s political party, PPP, from where she was made a member of the reserved seat for women.
Click here to read the full article published by The Express Tribune on 22 March 2022.
MPA Heer Soho says community chose her as leader after her father.
For the first time in Sindh’s history, a woman is set to become a Sardar of her tribe. The decision has been taken with consensus by the Soho community of Sindh. After the demise of former tribal leader Ismail Soho, his daughter Heer Soho, a member of the Sindh assembly, will lead the tribe.
Heer Soho’s father, Sardar Ismail Soho, was an old member of the PPP and was imprisoned during the MRD movement. Heer Soho belongs to Mirpur Bathoro taluka of Sujawal. She started her political career by becoming a member of the Sindh Assembly from the platform of MQM. Later on, she bade farewell to MQM and joined her father’s political party, PPP, from where she was made a member of the reserved seat for women.
Click here to read the full article published by The Express Tribune on 22 March 2022.