Pakistan abolishes ‘period tax’ after landmark campaign to promote sanitary products
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June 19, 2026
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
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