Peshawar June 7 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khans cousin Noor Jehan will contest elections from Pakistan s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province a media report said on Thursday.
Noor Jehan who collected her nomination forms from the Election Commission on Thursday will be a candidate from PK-77 seat in Peshawar the Express Tribune reported.
"My aim is to work for women empowerment " she was quoted as saying. "I would like to focus on the problems in my constituency."
As Shah Rukh s paternal cousin the paper said Noor Jehan visited the Bollywood star twice and the family maintains close contact with relatives in India. She has earlier served as a councillor.
Jehan s brother Mansoor who is leading her election campaign told the Express Tribune that their family had been a part of the Khudai Khidmatgar Movement s struggle initiated by Bacha Khan.

--IANS ahm/mr