Pakistan struggles to confront an epidemic of violence against women 

The World

The brutal murder and beheading of the youngest daughter of a former Pakistani diplomat has sparked outrage in Islamabad and beyond. But Gulalai Ismail, a Pakistani human rights activist and chair of the group Aware Girls, tells The World’s Marco Werman that Pakistan’s government is backpedaling when it comes to protecting women from abuse.

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