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Pakistan: Muslim candidate for National Assembly says it is forbidden in Islam to vote for women
“Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because Allah has guarded them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them.” — Qur’an 4:34
“‘Haram’ To Cast Votes For Women: Pakistan Ex Social Welfare Minister,” Press Trust of India, July 3, 2018 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate for the July 25 general election and former Punjab province minister Haroon Sultan has sparked a controversy by terming it “haram” to cast votes for women.Haroon Sultan, who has served as minister for social welfare in the previous tenure of the PML-N government in Punjab, is contesting elections from the National Assembly constituency NA-184 against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s female candidate Zehra Basit Sultan Bukhari, who is also reportedly his sister-in-law.Addressing a rally in his constituency in Muzaffargarh, Haroon Sultan said he will follow the directions of religion and will abstain from casting a vote to any female candidates as it is considered “haram” (forbidden in Islam), The News reported.“I will work under the commands of Allah and His messenger…and will desist from doing the contrary,” he added….Voting is a constitutional right in Pakistan, but millions of women have been prevented from exercising their franchise by men using outdated customs.




