Aurat March 2021: Pakistan women demand better healthcare
People gather in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Quetta SAMAA | Web desk - Posted: Mar 8, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 weeks ago SAMAA | Web desk Posted: Mar 8, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 weeks ago
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Women, men, and transgender people across Pakistan marched against patriarchy in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Hyderabad, Quetta, and Multan.
Aurat March is held every year on International Women’s Day.
This time, the marchers have asked for better healthcare facilities for everyone as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.
“The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the stark inequalities in our society,” said the Feminist Manifesto on Health released by Aurat March Lahore. “Globally, we found the heart of society to be diseased. Diseased with injustice and inequality, with patriarchy and violence on gendered bodies, with vast inequalities and capitalism, and with th
Aurat March 2021: Guide to navigate traffic jams to attend Int l Women s Day rallies
Pakistan
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KARACHI: As preparations for the Aurat March 2021 are underway and excitement builds up among the feminists of Pakistan, the organisers have issued guidelines for roads, traffic and parking plans, and locations of the venue to facilitate the crowds.
Aurat March rallies and sit-ins will be held across various Pakistani cities tomorrow Monday in line with International Women s Day, with women and gender minorities coming out on the streets to protest the oppression they face in society.
Karachi
In Karachi, the Aurat March organisers, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, have instead put together the Aurat Dharna, which will ensure social distancing.
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