In a landmark move, women are being allowed to lead women-only prayer congregations in mosques under the Sindh government control.
Caretaker Sindh Minister for Religious Affairs Omer Soomro presided over a meeting to discuss the issue of women’s sections in mosques.
The minister ordered that the Auqaf Religious Affairs Zakat & Ushr Department must demarcate women-only sections at 77 mosques being supervised by it.
Women in Pakistan go to certain mosques that have designated sections for women. However, they don’t hold conversations led by a woman. In Ramadan, women follow a male prayer leader while offering tarawih inside their separate prayer area.
Only a handful of mosques in the country have designated areas for women.
The meeting under Somroo also held deliberation on the registration of mosques and madrassas.
