World News | Home LAHORE, Pakistan, Jan. 20 Pakistani women remain oppressed by religious and cultural beliefs despite the successes of slain politician Benazir Bhutto, it was reported Sunday. The Los Angeles Times reported Sunday that the assassination of the former Pakistani prime minister represented the end of many women's hope for positive societal changes for them in Pakistan. "Our culture offers women very little public space," schoolteacher Suneela Mohsin said. "Benazir was our last hope of change. But now she's gone." such a leader.
"She opened the dialogue of women's rights in Pakistan," Jahangir said. "She did more than talk, she walked the walk. We just expected her to walk more."
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