Women rally in Balochistan to mark their day
Women rally in Balochistan to mark their day
Women and men stage a joint rally to mark the International Women’s Day in Quetta. It was organised by Red Workers Friend Progressive Youth Alliance. PHOTO: APP
QUETTA:
Women from all walks of life including civil society, rights activists and government servants staged a rally popularly known as ‘Aurat March’ to mark the International Women’s Day in Quetta on Monday.
Calls for upholding the rights of women echoed throughout the rally through slogans and placards.
The rally began from Quetta Metropolitan Corporation and ended at Quetta Press Club where the participants addressed the media.
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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