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Pakistan: 3 cops suspended for resorting to force against Aurat marchers
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a police spokesperson, the constables were suspended on suspicion of using batons on protesters during the annual Aurat March, which started at the National Press Club and finished at D-Chowk on Constitution Avenue to celebrate International Women's Day.
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Pakistan: Aurat March in Islamabad turns violent
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A violent fight broke out outside the Press Club today as women and transgender people from various fields gathered for the Aurat March rally, where the police beat attendees with batons and allegedly tried to "stop" the rally.
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Pakistan: Aurat March organisers present list of 60 demands, including end
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The demands were presented by women's rights activists, including Farzana Bari and Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir, before the media at a pre-march press conference at the National Press Club (NPC).
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Pakistan: Human Rights Commission criticises denial of permission for 'Aur
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has sharply denounced the Lahore district administration's decision to refuse the Aurat March organisers permission to host a public rally commemoration International Women's Day on March 8, The News International reported.
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Pakistan: Rights groups demand gender equality, protection, justice, and f
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 10 (ANI): Five groups representing diverse schools of thought gathered at different spots in the area surrounding the National Press Club (NPC) and demanded gender equality, protection, justice, and freedom, on the occasion of International Women's Day.
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Pakistan: TLP opposes 'Aurat March', says it is against Islamic norms
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 27 (ANI): Pakistan's opposition party Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has voiced its opposition to the Aurat March, women's rights movement in Pakistan saying it was against the norms of the society as well as Islam.
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Pakistan: Aurat March to focus on wages, security, peace for women
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 26 (ANI): Pakistan's Aurat March, scheduled to be held on International Women's Day on March 8, will focus on wages, security and peace for women, local media reported.
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Pakistan preaching India when women rights in its own country squashed
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Pakistan's Aurat March demonstrates that many in Pakistan who are criticizing India over the Hijab row are themselves desperate about what women should wear in public.
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Imran Khan govt to counter 'Aurat March' by hailing hijab
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): As women in Pakistan prepare for 'Aurat March' scheduled to be held on International Women's Day on March 8, the Imran Khan government is seeking to thwart their efforts for women empowerment by hailing hijab in order to promote conservatism, said a t
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Pakistan: PTI, JUI-F united by misogyny as they oppose 'Aurat March'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 20 (ANI): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government and opposition Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), which are always at loggerheads, have come together to oppose Aurat March in Pakistan, local media reported.
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Pakistan: Aurat March organisers launch manifesto of 'justice'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], February 19 (ANI): The Aurat March organisers on Friday announced its manifesto for 2022 centering on the theme of "Reimagining Justice" in Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Right-wing party opposes Aurat March, threatens to stop it
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 19 (ANI): Pakistan's prominent right-wing political party has warned of stopping the annual Aurat March held across the country on International Women's Day, celebrated on March 8.
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