{"id":322973,"date":"2021-08-03T11:40:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T06:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=322973"},"modified":"2021-08-03T11:44:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T06:44:39","slug":"netizens-outraged-as-aurat-march-faisalabad-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/netizens-outraged-as-aurat-march-faisalabad-cancelled\/","title":{"rendered":"Netizens Outraged As Aurat March Faisalabad Cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netizens are outraged as Aurat March Faisalabad was canceled reportedly due to administrative pressure. The march organized by students and teachers was to &#8216;stand in solidarity with all women seeking justice and demanding their rightful place in society.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>This was one of many protests staged nationwide as people protested three brutal cases of femicide.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaisalabadMarch\/status\/1420789265995386883<\/p>\n<p>People are calling this an attempt to further silence women&#8217;s voices. AC Faisalabad allegedly did not give the organizers permission to march. Organizers had applied to the district administration to obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/faisalabad-man-kills-19-year-old-wife-a-day-after-their-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faisalabad Man Kills 19-year-old Wife a Day After Their Wedding<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Subsequently, an online campaign against Assistant Commissioner Faisalabad is going strong. Even Amnesty International took note of the issue.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PAKISTAN: Amnesty International notes with serious concern the government\u2019s decision to bar the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AuratMarch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AuratMarch<\/a> protest in Faisalabad yesterday. The right to peaceful assembly is protected by all major human rights conventions and the Constitution of Pakistan. [1\/2]<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office (@amnestysasia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnestysasia\/status\/1422107792358391808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Human rights and political activist Ammar Ali Jan shared why the event was canceled.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Assistant commissioner Faisalabad threatened to arrest organisers and called young female students to intimidate them, &#8230; It&#8217;s a blatant example of how the state suppresses women&#8217;s movements.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today&#39;s Aurat March in Faisalabad has been cancelled. Assistant Commissioner Faisalabad threatened to arrest organizers and called young female students to intimidate them. Its a blatant example of how the state suppresses women&#39;s movements.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShameonACFaisalabad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShameonACFaisalabad<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JusticeForNoor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JusticeForNoor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ammar Ali Jan (@ammaralijan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ammaralijan\/status\/1421796716748189698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the citizens&#8217; right to protest and march was violated Netizens were infuriated. One person even highlighted how AC Faisalabad&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;During the hour long meetings he repeatedly said &#8216;<em>rape does not happen without consent these days<\/em>&#8216; and &#8216;women aren&#8217;t this oppressed in Pakistan'&#8221;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AC Faisalabad today coerced the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaisalabadMarch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FaisalabadMarch<\/a> organisersto postpone the the event. During the hours long meeting he repeatedly said \u201crape aaj kal consent k baghyr nahi ho skta\u201d \u201cPakistan mei aurat itni bhi mazloom nahi\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ali Sajjad (@alisajjadnaqvi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alisajjadnaqvi\/status\/1421897679664140289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShameonACFaisalabad?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ShameOnACFaisalabad<\/a> is going strong as people call for action against the violation of their constitutional right to protest.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/salmansikanda12\/status\/1421854825571041282<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/HagryphusRex\/status\/1421826123386789888<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/gehribatain\/status\/1421806348119990277<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/malaikaarif01\/status\/1421803608107065351<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/faisalabad-man-sexually-assaults-minor-stepdaughter-and-locks-toddler-stepson-in-freezer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faisalabad Man Sexually Assaults Minor Stepdaughter and Locks Toddler Stepson in Freezer<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Especially with the statistics on violence against women in Faisalabad.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Human right watch reported that at least 66 women were murdered in Faisalabad district in the first six months of 2018, the majority in the name of \u201chonor.\u201d Faisalabad is one of the cities where women are the most vulnerable to abuse.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/shameonacfaisalabad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#shameonacfaisalabad<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JusticeForNoor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JusticeForNoor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Asad Khan (@asad_salarzai1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asad_salarzai1\/status\/1422187385148919810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Among other efforts for enforcement of women&#8217;s rights as citizens, organizers of Aurat March Faisalabad had posted a charter of demands online calling for an end to all forms of gender-based violence. Especially violence against women, and other gender minorities by the systemic patriarchy.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/1w32s\/status\/1421804969607536644<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/so_difoucault\/status\/1421917619918151686<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netizens are outraged as Aurat March Faisalabad was canceled reportedly due to administrative pressure. The march organized by students and teachers was to &#8216;stand in solidarity with all women seeking justice and demanding their rightful place in society.&#8217; This was one of many protests staged nationwide as people protested three brutal cases of femicide.  People are calling this an [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/netizens-outraged-as-aurat-march-faisalabad-cancelled\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":304654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1298,2199,1291],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-322973","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-featured","9":"category-social-media"},"wps_subtitle":"The march organized by students and teachers was to 'stand in solidarity with all women seeking justice and demand their rightful place in society.'","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Untitled-design-21-1-364x205.png",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Untitled-design-21-1-758x427.png",758,427,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Untitled-design-21-1.png",1000,563,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Culture","Featured","Social Media"],"title_text":"Netizens Outraged As Aurat March Faisalabad Cancelled","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1298,2199,1291&exclude=322973","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322973"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=322973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}