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Muhammad Shakeel Peshawar: Despite various reform initiatives and advocacy platforms, the socio-economic status of women in the province remains largely stagnant. Social limitations and deeply rooted taboos continue to impede the…

AFP/APP Tashkent: Saodat Shermatova "cried with joy" after Uzbekistan, a predominantly Muslim former Soviet republic, lifted a ban last month on women working as bus drivers.  "I was waiting a long time," said the 49-year-old, who…