New Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Wife Tehmina Durrani Is A Feminist Author, Women’s Right Activist

New Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Wife Tehmina Durrani Is A Feminist Author, Women’s Right Activist

Pakistan’s political account has always been tumultuous as each of its Prime Ministers has been unable to finish their tenure. History has yet again repeated itself and PM Imran Khan has been ousted on Sunday after he lost a no-confidence motion was passed by the Opposition. Now, the newly elected Prime Minister is Shehbaz Sharif. This makes his wife, Tehmina Durrani, who is a feminist author, the First Lady of Pakistan. While a lot might have changed over the years in Pakistan, the condition of women has not seen a major difference under the regime of any PM so far. In fact, we have heard some of the misogynistic statements former PM Imran Khan has made over the years. And if at all any significant changes must be taking place, they are happening at a snail’s pace. It does make us wonder though, with Tehmina Durrani holding being the First Lady now, does this prompt some change in the situation of Pakistani women?

More About Tehmina Durrani

You must be wondering what makes Tehmina Durrani’s role so important in bringing about a significant change in the women’s condition there? So, let me inform you that Tehmina Durrani is a Pakistani feminist author, women’s and children’s rights activist and artist. Born on February 18, 1953, Tehmina sent shockwaves through the orthodox Pakistani society with her first book titled My Feudal Lord. She had exposed her husband Mustafa Khar, who was politically a very powerful person but also abusive in nature.

Her experience of living with Pakistan’s most humble and notable philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi transformed her. She also sought his permission to pen his ‘narrated’ autobiography A Mirror to the Blind. Tehmina Durrani also was a staunch women’s rights activist and has helped greatly with the social rehabilitation of women as well. She helped acid attack victims and also advocated the financial independence of women. She also founded the Tehmina Durrani Foundation in 2015 wherein she is carrying forward Edhi’s legacy of helping people without discriminating on the basis of their caste or creed.

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Being an author, her works reverberate through Pakistani literature. From My Feudal Lord, A Mirror to the Blind to Blasphemy and Happy Things in Sorrow Times, she has written some of the best-selling books that revolve around domestic abuse, the torture Muslim women face due to Triple Talaq, and Afghan politics.

With so many achievements under her belt, Tehmina Durrani holding the position of the First Lady of Pakistan could be seen as a beacon of hope for Pakistani women. Now, we only expect that Durrani’s work reflects in bringing about a huge change in the condition of women there.

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