‘Nobody has the right to stop others from a democratic march’: Shireen Mazari on Aurat March

Human Rights Minister Dr Shireen Mazari said that nobody has the right to stop others from a democratic march. Dr Mazari was commenting on the letter written by federal Minister for Religious and Minority Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri, asking to put a ban on Aurat March.

“Nobody has the right to stop others from a democratic march. If women of religious parties can march, then why not others? On International Women’s Day, whoever wants to join Aurat March should join them and whoever wants to join Hijab March can do that,” said Mazari said while talking to Samaa.

She also said that if women can celebrate Women’s Day across the world, then why not in Pakistan.

Federal Minister for Religious and Minority Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri has written a letter to Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan asking him to put a ban on Aurat March. On Geo News’s programme Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath on Thursday night , Qadri said he does not have a problem with the Manifesto of Aurat March but has a problem with the way marchers express themselves by taking to the streets.