UK seeks Fazl’s help for Afghan women’s education

ISLAMABAD: The UK envoy on Thursday called on JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman at his residence and asked the latter to use his influence on the Afghan Taliban to remove a bar on women’s education in Afghanistan.

Maulana Fazl, however, told High Commissioner Jane Marriott that the Western model of education was “not possible in Afghanistan due to its cultural and traditional norms”. He suggested the West should give the interim Taliban government some time and space to deal with a plethora of issues, including women’s education.