Pakistan’s Talibani Farman: Hijab Compulsory for Females in Co-Ed Schools in POK

Following the footsteps of the Taliban, the administration in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) has made Hijab mandatory for female students and teachers at co-educational institutions in the area.

According to a notification by the local administration, it will be mandatory for female students and teachers to wear hijab in co-educational institutions, reported local media house Samaa. This notification has also threatened action against the head of the institutions if the order is violated.

Local journalists opposed this move. Senior journalist Mariana Baabar took to Twitter and criticized the decision. She opined that women should have the freedom to choose what they wear.

Executive Editor of Nayadaur Media, Murtaza Solangi, in a sarcastic tone said, “First Afghan Taliban broke the ‘shackles of slavery’, as declared by Taliban Khan and now his great deputy” has “broken the shackles of slavery” in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. He further said, “The Toothless Dentist (Pak President Arif Alvi) who acts like an activist of the fascist party must answer how their govt is enforcing Taliban rule in POK.”