Maryam Sharif becomes patron of the Punjab region, 127 million inhabitants. It's proof, she says, that being a woman and a girl cannot thwart your dreams.
No woman before her had achieved this, while Pakistan had embarked very early on a virtuous slope in terms of parity. We must hope, writes a Pakistani academic, that she uses her office as a platform for gender equality, and that she serves as an example throughout the country. The coalition agreement provides for Shehbaz Sharif in power and Asif Ali Zardari as president.