Ismat shah jahan biography

May 6, is a socialist - feminist political leader from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan. Shahjahan's son, Sparlay Rawail, is a lead guitarist in Khumariyaan , a Pashto music band. Shahjahan was born into a progressive family that had supported the Pashtun leader, Abdul Ghaffar Khan Bacha Khan , in his nonviolent Khudai Khidmatgar resistance movement against the British Raj.

She has remained part of democratic movements against anti-state oppression, dictatorships and anti-war campaigns.

May 6, ) is a socialist-feminist

This includes the struggles of women, students, workers, peasants, and ethnic and religious minorities. Throughout her political struggle, she remained on frontlines of the feminist struggle and class struggle. Shajahan played an important role in merger of three smaller leftist outfits Labour Party , the Awami Party and the Workers Party to form a progressive force Awami Workers Party in November, [ 14 ] as a platform to rebuild the political Left.

She is now the deputy general secretary [ 15 ] of the party and aims to promote progressive politics in Pakistan. In the document, elimination of all economic, social and administrative structures was demanded, that lead to gender-based exploitation. It asked 33 percent representation of women in all units of the party.

Shajahan contested for the Pakistani general election on National assembly seat NA in federal capital Islamabad. Awami Workers Party is working since a long time on the issue. The party wants to legislate to provide them protection. She said, "Our support base is largely in the katchi abadis. Their women go to the rich houses to work as domestic help.

Their children, especially girls, care for the children of the rich. I want these women to be recognised under the purview of the labour law.