Name: How a local police programme is helping to empower women in Pakistan
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Crystal Wu

A police initiative in the Pakistani city of Lahore is helping to empower local women.
The “Women on Wheels” programme teaches women how to ride motorcycles, a female taboo in the conservative Muslim country.
Started in 2017, the free programme has so far trained around 6,600 women.


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The ‘Women on Wheels’ programme teaches women how to ride motorcycles, a female taboo in Pakistan


The ‘Women on Wheels’ programme teaches women how to ride motorcycles, a female taboo in Pakistan.


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The ‘Women on Wheels’ programme teaches women how to ride motorcycles, a female taboo in Pakistan