Aurat March: Violent clash erupts between police and marchers in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: As women and trans persons gathered for the Aurat March rally Wednesday, a violent fight exploded outside the Press Club. The police beat the attendees with batons and allegedly tried to stop the rally.
Every year, women and gender minorities in Pakistan conduct a rally under the banner of the Aurat March movement on International Women’s Day with the aim of demanding their rights, voicing their complaints, and celebrating womanhood.
The fight broke out following an argument between the rally’s participants and the police when it enquired transpersons about their presence at the rally, the police said, given the large number of female participants in the march.
Meanwhile, women at the march alleged that the police “tried hard to stop the rally”.
Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman also contributed to the rally and strongly condemned the violence.
