In Pakistan, only 12 percent of women and girls use safe, commercially-made menstrual products. Activists hailed a government plan to cut a “period tax.”
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In a Country Where Many Still Use Rags, an Effort to Make Period Pads Available
In Pakistan, only 12 percent of women and girls use safe, commercially-made menstrual products. Activists hailed a government plan to cut a “period tax.”
Elian Peltier and Anisa Shabir
June 22, 2026
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