Period tax scrapped in Pakistan: what the ruling means for women
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Two lawyers filed a court case. Thousands signed a petition. Pakistan just agreed to scrap its sales tax on period products. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced the move this month, calling sanitary products “daily necessities that are indispensable for women’s health, dignity and full participation in social activities.” The decision follows a legal challenge filed last year by Mahnoor Omer, 25, and Ahsan Jehangir Khan, 29, who argued the charges w
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