The determined transgender candidate from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
This marks the first year transgender citizens can run in Pakistan's election following a law guaranteeing their rights.
Maria Khan gives herself plenty of time in the morning to get ready before heading out for another day of door-to-door campaigning in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province.
She likes to wear a brightly coloured shalwar kameez, a slick of eyeliner and red lipstick.
"I want to speak for the people of Pakistan, I want to represent them and help in ending their problems," she told Al Jazeera.
Khan is a 38-year-old transgender woman from Mansehra, an eastern city surrounded by green mountains, and is running in Pakistan's July 25 election as an independent candidate
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