In a country where periods are rarely discussed in public, a tax exemption on sanitary products is being hailed as a breakthrough. Campaigners tell Shweta Sharma this is just the first victory in the long and arduous battle ahead

Pakistan’s government is set to abolish sales tax on sanitary products, in a sweeping new measure that reproductive justice advocates say could de-stigmatize ubiquitous social…

In Pakistan, taxes on menstrual products can add up. Activists have long worked to change this. Now a new budget wipes out the 18% sales tax. But questions remain about the impact…