LAHORE: In Lahore, the Aurat March started from the Lahore Press Club and culminated outside the Punjab Assembly building.
The Aurat March Lahore organisers also laid out a “#MeToo blanket” on which women shared their experiences of sexual violence and abuse. As the attendees gathered, they chanted slogans calling for the independence of women.
The march went through Egerton road till Punjab Assembly building, protected by two layers of security personnel, many of whom included policewomen.
Meanwhile, a resolution was submitted in the Punjab Assembly by PML-N MPA Hina Pervez Butt. As per the resolution the House praised the services of Madre- Millat Fatma Jinnah, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and Kalsoom Nawaz for their services for democracy. The House also praised the services of Dr Ruth Pfau, Bilquis Idhi, Maryam Mukhtar, Malala Yusafzai and Arfa Kareem for their services in their respective fields.