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TopicAurat March

Topic: Aurat March

Pakistani director shames women on TV. But the audience cheered

Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar said that men are manufactured to cheat, and co-education distracts boys. His comments prompted an op-ed that urged the banning of his TV appearances.

Pakistani actor Javed Sheikh decries Aurat March’s consent slogan. He wants women to cover up

Women pointed out that Javed Sheikh's comments and dismissal of women’s rights were a reflection of deep-rooted misogyny.

Pakistani Aurat March is always in trouble. This time for divorces

Actress Nazish Jahangir was speaking on Pakistani YouTuber Nadir Ali’s podcast where she criticised the Aurat Azadi March as a ‘fake feminist movement’.

Jeans to salwars—all welcome to demand rights at Aurat March. But some Pakistanis can’t digest it

Aurat March put out slogans like 'Mera jism, meri marzi' among its many demands. And Mahira Khan, Sheema Kermani have come out in support.

How ‘Pasoori’ dancer Sheema Kermani resisted Gen Zia-ul-Haq by wearing ‘un-Islamic’ saris

'Pasoori' dancer Sheema Kermani shows India and Pakistan love each other's cultural content despite post-Pulwama bans.

Aurat March scares men of Pakistan, like the men of Iran

The marriage of religious and secular is never an easy one, but Pakistani women should make an attempt towards it.

Pakistanis cry ‘blasphemy’ on Twitter after spotting ‘French flag’ at Aurat March

Our prolific feature about Pakistan’s fascinating politics, economy, society, culture, cricket, fashion and more — stories beyond the routine headlines.

Pakistan prepares for Aurat Azadi March but Lal Masjid clerics call it obscene

A group of goons and clerics vandalised a mural painted by a few women on the walls of a house in Islamabad, claiming it was 'obscene'.

For Pakistani men, Aurat March is the real coronavirus

Women marching with placards, using slogans like 'mera jism meri marzi' are not 'good women’. And how dare they oppose maulanas and misogynists, Pakistan's real feminists?

Asking for consent is revolutionary in Pakistan. That is why Aurat March is creating ripples

Next time a man asks me why Pakistani women only complain instead of doing something, I will happily shove pictures from the Aurat March in his face.

On Camera

10-point guide to Bihar election results: Lalu, Nitish & BJP’s hawk eye

Alliance partners have not lost any vote share. The central message of this election, therefore, is that the rival can’t take away your committed voters. You have to stitch alliances to bring in the “others”.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.