Sanitary pads in Pakistan carry up to 40 percent taxes. That amounts to punishing women, say critics - for being women.
Sanitary pads in Pakistan carry up to 40 percent taxes. In a poor country, that amounts to punishing women, say critics – simply for being women. Omer is trying to get the government to scrap that ‘period tax’.
By Vania Ali
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