{"id":436813,"date":"2025-02-13T16:31:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=436813"},"modified":"2025-02-13T16:31:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:31:20","slug":"will-aurat-march-march-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/will-aurat-march-march-in-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Aurat March &#8216;March&#8217; in March?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">Pakistan\u2019s annual women\u2019s rights protest, <a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/uterus-is-misogynistic-aurat-march-under-fire-for-promoting-gender-neutral-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aurat March<\/a> will not be confined to March 8 this year. Instead, the movement will span multiple dates across different cities, with each march tailored to the unique realities of its location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">This year also marks a historic milestone as Mirpurkhas joins the Aurat March caravan for the first time.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/mehwish-hayat-makes-her-grand-return-to-tv-in-a-chilling-new-role-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mehwish Hayat Makes Her Grand Return to TV in a Chilling New Role [Video]<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<h2><strong>The 2025 Aurat March Schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">Here\u2019s the full schedule for this year\u2019s Aurat March:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"><strong>February 12<\/strong>: Lahore (National Women\u2019s Day)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"><strong>February 23<\/strong>: Multan<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"><strong>March 8<\/strong>: Islamabad (International Women\u2019s Day)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"><strong>May 11<\/strong>: Karachi and Mirpurkhas (Mother\u2019s Day)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/aurat-march.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-436815\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/aurat-march.webp\" alt=\"aurat march\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/aurat-march.webp 1080w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/aurat-march-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/aurat-march-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/aurat-march-768x960.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">Since its inception in 2018, the annual women&#8217;s rights protest has been synonymous with International Women\u2019s Day, symbolizing a collective feminist tradition of resistance and protest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">However, the organizers have announced that 2025 will be \u201cThe Year of the Aurat March Caravan,\u201d with marches taking place on various dates to better accommodate local communities and amplify diverse feminist voices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">While Aurat March Islamabad will continue its tradition of protesting on March 8, other cities have opted for new dates. Karachi\u2019s march, for instance, will take place on May 11, reclaiming Mother\u2019s Day as a day of feminist resistance. Lahore\u2019s march coincides with National Women\u2019s Day today (February 12), while Multan will hold its protest on February 23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">For Karachi, reclaiming Mother\u2019s Day on May 11 as a day of feminist resistance was a deliberate choice. Meanwhile, Lahore\u2019s decision to march on February 12 aligns with National Women\u2019s Day, commemorating the historic women\u2019s rights protests of 1983.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/tiktoker-rajab-butt-under-fire-for-promoting-music-video-with-islamic-references\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikToker Rajab Butt Under Fire for Promoting New Song With Islamic References [Video]<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">However, the organizers also acknowledged the importance of March 8, particularly in Islamabad, where the event has faced repeated attempts at suppression by the state and religious right-wing groups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">\u201cSo while defying the tradition of marking 8 March in favor of newer dates is part of our feminist resistance, so is asserting our right to the day that we have fought so hard to carve out space on, ie 8 March,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan\u2019s annual women\u2019s rights protest, Aurat March will not be confined to March 8 this year. Instead, the movement will span multiple dates across different cities, with each march tailored to the unique realities of its location. This year also marks a historic milestone as Mirpurkhas joins the Aurat March caravan for the first time. The 2025 Aurat March Schedule [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/will-aurat-march-march-in-march\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":436816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1298,2525,2199,2577,2530,2578],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-436813","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-event","9":"category-featured","10":"category-social","11":"category-social-issue-cause","12":"category-street-buzz"},"wps_subtitle":"\"Chaahay jis bhi din ho, aao hamaray saath chalo!\"","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/aurat-march-2025-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/aurat-march-2025.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/aurat-march-2025.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Lens Staff","categories_name":["Culture","Event","Featured","social","Social Issue\/Cause","Street Buzz"],"title_text":"Will Aurat March \u2018March\u2019 in March?","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1298,2525,2199,2577,2530,2578&exclude=436813","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436813","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\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436813"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=436813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}