Karachi gears up for Int’l Women’s Day with events organised across the town
1- Events associated with women's have already been organised across the metropolis.
2- International Women’s Day is widely known all across the world per annum on March 8.
3- the most objectives of most of those events are to boost awareness about women rights in society.
Apart from the Aurat March that's scheduled to be persisted Monday at Karachi’s Frere Hall, events associated with the international day have already been organised across the metropolis, The News reported on Sunday.
International Women’s Day is widely known all across the world per annum on March 8.
The main objectives of those events are to boost awareness about women's rights in society.
Aurat March’s 15-points agenda
Aurat March organisers have warned of extending their protest if the govt fails to satisfy the stress listed within the 15-point agenda of the Aurat March within the given time-frame .
In this regard, Sheema Kirmani, who may be a renowned classical dancer and a member of the organising committee of the Aurat March, addressed a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Friday.
She demanded that the govt effectively implement laws formulated for the protection of girls .
The Aurat March organisers are eyeing to place an end to forced conversions, pushing for the deployment of girls and transgender persons at police stations, establishing desks to facilitate women and transgender persons at police stations and in courts, and increasing the amount of female medico-legal officers.
They demanded the inclusion of representatives of feminists and transgender organisations in federal and national standing committees, the implementation of the state’s obligations under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2018, and therefore the protection of the transgender community in Sindh.
They urged the Sindh government to pass the proposed bill against forced conversions into law and to enforce the Protection Against Harassment of girls at the Workplace Act 2010.
The Aurat March demanded that shelter houses be established for ladies , transgender persons and non-binary people. They also demanded that child protection centres be found out .
Jazba project
To ensure women’s participation in politics, two civil society groups — the South Asia Partnership Pakistan and therefore the Aurat Foundation — on Saturday announced starting the Jamhuriat Aur Baikhtiar Aurat (Jazba) project.
The project aims at improving the participation of girls , minorities, people with disabilities and transgender persons in democratic and political processes by influencing the availability and demand sides of governance.
Addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, Aurat Foundation Resident Director Mahnaz Rahman said that by engaging with the committee of Pakistan on women's issues and demands and influencing processes and policies, the programme endeavour to involve and capacitate women in conducting political dialogues with civil society groups, political parties and media.
Awareness walk
Meanwhile, the Jamaat-e-Islami announced that the party’s women wing will hold an awareness walk outside the Karachi Press Club tomorrow in reference to International Women’s Day.
JI Women Wing had organised a seminar titled ‘Women and Family-ism’ at an area hotel. The party’s Karachi chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, Women Wing General Secretary Durdana Siddiqui, former MNA Samia Raheel Qazi and other leaders spoke at the event.
They said that steps should be taken to avoid the utilization of girls in media and television plays. Durdana said: “We strongly oppose the utilization of girls for promoting commercial products within the media, as this act is tantamount to disgracing womenfolk.”
Women Conference
The 2nd Women Conference began at the humanities Council of Pakistan in Karachi on Saturday. Being held in reference to International Women’s Day, the two-day event will conclude on Sunday (today).
Noor Zaheer, a noted writer from India and daughter of the Marxist intellectual Syed Sajjad Zaheer, said while addressing the programme over the web that holding women’s conferences is vital to debate women-related issues.
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