Mehsud hails from war-torn South Waziristan, and joins the KP assembly with a long wish list meant to transform her constituency. She believes that education is a challenge in her area where girls don’t join schools due to lack of facilities. One of Anita Mehsud’s first planned projects is a degree-awarding institution for women.
The lawmaker was a member of FATA Youth Alliance, FATA Reforms Committee, PTI Youth Core and even trained women polling agents for the FATA elections. Due to decades of neglect, the state of education in FATA is in a miserable condition. The legislator’s motivations may just be the change that FATA needs at the moment.