ISLAMABAD: Krishna Kumari, the newly elected Senate member on Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) ticket, took oath wearing traditional Thari dress on Monday.
Krishna’s parents accompanied her to the Senate. They were also clad in the same traditional Thari dress.
Kumari is the first Hindu woman to be elected on the women reserved seat for minorities from Sindh.
Krishna Kumari Kolhi is a member of Sindh’s Hindu community based in Thar. She hails from the family of valiant freedom fighter Rooplo Kolhi.
Different senators hailing from her party shared her photographs on social media as she took oath of the Senate membership. She holds a Master’s degree in sociology from Sindh University. INP