This photograph taken on January 31, 2024 shows Saveera Parkash (front C), a Hindu minority candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for provincial assembly, greeting mufti Fazal Ghafoor (R), candidate of the Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) party, during her election campaign rally in the Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. — AFP
This photograph taken on January 31, 2024 shows Saveera Parkash (front C), a Hindu minority candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for provincial assembly, greeting mufti Fazal Ghafoor (R), candidate of the Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) party, during her election campaign rally in the Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. — AFP

This photograph taken on Jan 31, 2024 shows Saveera Parkash (4R), a Hindu minority candidate of the PPP for provincial assembly, speaking to a shopkeeper during an election campaign rally in KP’s Buner district. — AFP
This photograph taken on Jan 31, 2024 shows Saveera Parkash (4R), a Hindu minority candidate of the PPP for provincial assembly, speaking to a shopkeeper during an election campaign rally in KP’s Buner district. — AFP

This photograph taken on Jan 31, 2024 shows Saveera Parkash (3L), a Hindu minority candidate of the PPP for provincial assembly, speaking with her party workers at a party office in KP’s Buner district. — AFP
This photograph taken on Jan 31, 2024 shows Saveera Parkash (3L), a Hindu minority candidate of the PPP for provincial assembly, speaking with her party workers at a party office in KP’s Buner district. — AFP

This photograph taken on Jan 31, 2024 shows election posters for Saveera Parkash, a Hindu minority candidate of the PPP for provincial assembly, displayed at a party office in KP’s Buner district. — AFP
This photograph taken on Jan 31, 2024 shows election posters for Saveera Parkash, a Hindu minority candidate of the PPP for provincial assembly, displayed at a party office in KP’s Buner district. — AFP

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