Watch FIFA World Cup 2026™

LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Women and Pakistani politics

An old photo of Ms Abida Hussain

An old photo of Ms Abida Hussain Source: Pramod Pushkarna-The India Today

Abida Hussain is a Pakistani politician, diplomat and agriculturist. She was the first woman to be popularly elected as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. She is in Australia to promote her book "Power Failure: The Political Odyssey of a Pakistani Woman".


Published

Updated

Source: SBS




Share this with family and friends


Abida Hussain is a Pakistani politician, diplomat and agriculturist. She was the first woman to be popularly elected as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. She is in Australia to promote her book "Power Failure: The Political Odyssey of a Pakistani Woman".



Latest podcast episodes

Follow SBS Urdu

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

Urdu News

Watch now