Sensation Sania a great 'shaker' in Pakistan

Updated on: 26 May,2011 07:23 AM IST |
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Tennis star's inclusion in Pakistan's influential women's list gets lukewarm response

Tennis star's inclusion in Pakistan's influential women's list gets lukewarm response

Surprise inclusion
Many Pakistanis have expressed surprise at Mirza being included in the list. "One conflicting lady is Sania Mirza who I think cannot and should not be included in this list unless she becomes a Pakistani citizen," posted a Pakistani housewife who blogs by the same name. "How did Sania Mirza make it to that list. Last I saw her she was winning games for India. Don't mean to be harsh or anything but isn't this thread about proud Pakistani women?" wrote a reader on the defence.pk website.

A "Karachi feminist" pooh-poohed the list, saying "it fits the paradigm of how westerners write about Pakistan.
"If it's not going to be the terror militant suicide angle, then it should be about defiance, spirit, resilienceu00a0-- their art, their bold and talented women, unique industries," the author posted on lurkinginambush.blogspot.com.

Hyderabad reacts
But in Hyderabad many seemed to be amused as to how Pakistanis could stake claim on an Indian who is married to a Pakistani and has not yet accepted that country's citizenship. If some said it was silly on the part of Pakistanis to stake claim on her, some thought it was unjust to include Sania on the list of influential women just like that as she had done nothing for the society there.u00a0

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