Muslim women, wearing burkas to keep purdah, await their turn to proceed to the polling rooms at the Griffis High School grounds, July 9, 1947 in Peshawar, where they will take part in the referendum voting. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)
Muslim women, wearing burkas to keep purdah, await their turn to proceed to the polling rooms at the Griffis High School grounds, July 9, 1947 in Peshawar, where they will take part in the referendum voting. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)
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