▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁k h ula , ▁in ▁which ▁case ▁they ▁may ▁for fe it ▁their ▁d ower , ▁but ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁divor ce ▁unless ▁it ▁is ▁deleg ated ▁to ▁them ▁by ▁the ▁husband ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁signing ▁the ▁marriage ▁contract . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁such ▁limitation ▁on ▁men ' s ▁right ▁to ▁divor ce . ▁ ▁Political ▁Dis par ity ▁ ▁V oting ▁B ans ▁Women ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁have ▁had ▁suff rage ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁However , ▁local ▁b ans ▁have ▁existed ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁prevent ed ▁women ▁from ▁voting ; ▁in ▁addition , ▁technical ▁pr ere quis ites ▁such ▁as ▁C N IC ▁registration ▁for ▁voting ▁have ▁had ▁un int ended ▁effects ▁of ▁dis enf ranch ising ▁female ▁vot ers ▁in ▁areas ▁where ▁male ▁family ▁members ▁do ▁not ▁appro ve ▁of ▁female ▁relatives ▁obtain ing ▁C N IC s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁general ▁elections , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 3 ▁pol ling ▁stations ▁where ▁no ▁woman ▁had ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁vote ▁on ▁pol ling ▁day . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁Turn out ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁election , ▁the ▁gap ▁between ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁vot ers ▁increased ▁to ▁ 1 2 . 5 ▁million . ▁According ▁to ▁Elect oral ▁Commission ▁of ▁Pakistan ' s ▁final ▁roll s ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁only ▁ 4 4 . 1 % ▁of ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁were ▁female . The ▁gender