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 […] The post Period tax scrapped in Pakistan: what the ruling means for women first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.