 "Krishna Kumari Kolhi")
Kirshna Kumari Kolhi from Pakistan's Sindh province has become the first-ever Hindu Dalit woman Senator in the Muslim-majority country, according to a media report on Sunday.
Kolhi, 39, from Thar is a member of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari-led Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
She won the election for the reserved seat for women from Sindh province, Dawn News reported.
Her election represents a major milestone for women and minority rights in Pakistan. Earlier, PPP had elected first Hindu woman named Ratna Bhagwandas Chawla as a senator.
Kolhi belongs to a remote village in Nagarparkar district of Thar in Sindh province.
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