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Pakistani girl defies purdah yet remains under strict controls
In Rawalpindi a 16 year old, Saira Irshad, rejects purdah but must still obey strict family rules. She moves only with an escort, cannot attend parties alone, and fears her brother Sarmad’s anger for any dating. Her father died in the 1965 war, shaping a life of guarded independence.
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