Karachi
March 7, 2021
Although the organisers of the Aurat March (Women March) have planned to hold a sit-in at the Frere Hall in Karachi on Monday (tomorrow) to mark International Womenâs Day, different events related to the international day kicked off in the city on Saturday.
International Womenâs Day is celebrated all across the globe every year on March 8. In Karachi too, dozens of programmes are held every year with the main objective of spreading awareness of womenâs rights in society.
15-point agenda
The organisers of the Aurat March announced that this year a sit-in will be held at the Frere Hall on March 8. They warned of extending their protest if the government failed to meet the demands listed in the 15-point agenda of the Aurat March within the stipulated time frame.
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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.
This is what students of India and Pakistan want
R Umaima Ahmed
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Peace – that was the single message in over 200 paintings that were sent by students from cities across India and Pakistan
This year marked the first virtual launch of an annual calendar featuring paintings by students with peace between India and Pakistan as its theme. With the coronavirus pandemic halting in-person gatherings, over a hundred participants attended the online event.
The ninth Indo-Pak Peace Calendar is part of a flagship initiative of Aaghaz-e-Dosti (Start of Friendship), which was launched in 2012 as a joint venture of Pakistan-based The Catalyst of Peace, and India s Mission Bhartiyam (Being Indian). Over 200 paintings from around India and Pakistan were received; all had one message: Peace.
Cultural space T2F held Faiz Day on Saturday to mark poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s 110th birthday.
The event was divided into four sessions. In the first, Sub butt uthvaey jaen gey, compositions were sung based on the late Faiz’s poetry. It all began with the famous piece Bahaar aai performed by Hira Shaukat. Given that she’s an amateur artist, she should be commended for attempting to do the intricately composed nazm. It also meant that the rest of the performers were also there purely for the love of Faiz.
Hira was followed by Shahla who sang Aa ke wabasta hain uss husn ki yaadein. She then sang the classic nazm that anyone who reads Urdu literature is familiar with, Mujh se pehli si muhabbat. originally sung by Noor Jehan.
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