Many women in Pakistan qualify to become doctors, and then do not practice. Credit: Fahim Siddiqi/IPS.By Beena SarwarBOSTON, United States, Mar 8 2014 (IPS) On one of her many visits to Pakistan recently, Sarah Peck, director of the US-Pakistan Women’s Council, spent some time talking to young women medical students in Pakistan. She was struck by their passion and commitment — and by the hurdles they face. Left to right, medical student Saima Firdous, Dr Jamila Khalil, Sarah Peck, Dr Khalil Khatri Credit: Beena Sarwar The US-Pakistan Women’s Council is working with expatriate Pakistani doctors to find ways to encourage women qualifying as doctors in Pakistan to practice medicine. Women outnumber male students in medical colleges across Pakistan, forming up to 85 percent of the st…
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