Activists gear up for sit-in at Frere Hall
Present 15-point agenda, demanding end to honour killings, improved legal recourse, protection
KARACHI:
Announcing a sit in at Frere Hall on Monday, when the Aurat March will coincide with the International Women s Day, the members of the march s organising committee warned on Friday of extending the protest if the government failed to fulfill their demands within a stipulated time frame.
Addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, they called for the effective implementation of laws to provide protection to women.
Cultural and social activist Sheema Kermani demanded an end to karo kari – honour killing, urging the government to take notice of tortures inflicted on women.