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Feminist group cancels upcoming annual rally due to ‘war-like situation’


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,The organisers of one Pakistan’s biggest feminist rallies, Aurat March Karachi, have announced they are postponing this year’s annual march, due to have taken place on May 11, because of the “war-like situation between India and Pakistan”.

 

“In the current climate, we must consider the risks that disproportionately impact those same communities: the fear of movement, the possibility of violence, and the increased surveillance that always accompanies national security narratives,” the group said in a post on Instagram, adding the decision to postone was not made “easily” or “quickly”.

 

It added: “War – or even the potential for it – pushes back all struggles for rights, especially the feminist struggle.”

 

Each year, the rally brings out thousands of people across the country in various cities to demand women’s

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Faki desham lo feminist la? How is this fossible? 

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