Pagara exhorts disciples to educate girls, give rights to women in Pakistan
28.01.17
(Family law / Gender-based discrimination / Tradition, Culture, Religion)
In Pakistan, the Pir Pagara, spiritual head of the Hurs, exhorted his disciples to educate their children, particularly girls, and give due respect to their women family members and their neighbours.
Wearing traditional robe and ‘kalangi’, he was addressing tens of thousands of his devotees in Awadh, some 20kms from Sanghar, on Sunday.
The Pir Pagaro was on a five-day spiritual tour of the district of Sanghar where a huge majority of his followers live. His address in Awadh mainly dwelt on women’s rights, especially their right to inheritance and education.
He said that in order to face contemporary challenges, education was a necessity. He encouraged them to arrange inter-caste marriages and advised them to discourage underage and forced marriages.
He said that an educated woman was a blessing for a family and urged his followers to give due right of inheritance to their female family members.
