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Pak's Hindu lawmaker on BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women

She was elected as Senator of Upper House of Parliament in March this year from the platform of Pakistan Peoples Party

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A Hindu woman lawmaker and human rights activist in Pakistan has made it to the list of BBC’s 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world.
 
Krishna Kumari Kohli, 40, Pakistan's first female senator from the Dalit community, has been placed at No 48 on the annual BBC 100 Women list and recognised as a Pakistani politician.
 
Krishna was elected as senator in March after spending many years working for the rights of bonded labourers in Pakistan. She is the first Thari Hindu woman to be elected to the Pakistan senate.
 
“Krishna was elected to the

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