REFERENCE Rafia Zakaria’s article ‘Show your faces ...’ (Jan 18). I think Morocco has taken a sensible decision. It applied discretion in banning burqa while allowing other forms of veil embedded in their culture.

At public space, a full-face covering does hinder work and identity, and should not be allowed in Pakistan. The right thing has to be done in the larger public interest.

Dr Muhammad Fayyaz

Dera Ghazi Khan

Published in Dawn, January 21st, 2017

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