International Women's Day: the heroines in Pakistan's police force

Since then, Naqvi has become a role model for millions of young women in Pakistan, a country ranked 145 out of 146 in the gender equality index by the World Economic Forum. In Pakistan's traditional Islamic and largely conservative society, many women are pressured to marry young and abandon any desire for a professional career. A report by Shahzaib Wahlah and Sonia Ghezali with Sameer Mandhro.   

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