PHOTOS: Women exercise right to vote in Karachi, Lahore

Published February 8, 2024

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An election official ink marks the thumb of a woman after she casted her vote at a polling station during Pakistan’s national elections in Karachi on February 8, 2024. — AFP

A woman casts her vote at a polling station during Pakistan’s national elections in Lahore on February 8, 2024 — AFP

A woman marks her ballot to vote at a polling station during Pakistan’s national elections in Karachi on February 8, 2024 — AFP

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