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Pakistan Cuts 18% Tax on Pads, Contraceptives, Boosting Girls' Education

6/17/2026

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Pakistan will drop 18 % sales tax on sanitary products and contraceptives in the 2026 budget.
Lawyers Mahnoor Omer and Ahsan Jehangir Khan filed a petition forcing state to deem menstrual items essential.
UN Women praised the tax cut, saying pads will help girls stay in school or work.
Activists warned that 45 % of Pakistanis live below $4.20 a day and a pack of ten pads costs a third of income.

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Pakistan will drop 18 % sales tax on sanitary products and contraceptives in the 2026 budget.
Lawyers Mahnoor Omer and Ahsan Jehangir Khan filed a petition forcing state to deem menstrual items essential.
UN Women praised the tax cut, saying pads will help girls stay in school or work.
Activists warned that 45 % of Pakistanis live below $4.20 a day and a pack of ten pads costs a third of income.