ByAbbas
Kassar
Various
organizations, civil society, lawyers, journalists, writers, poets and social
workers took out rallies from Lab Mehran (bank of Indus River
The rally after
reaching in front of the press club turned into a big public meeting. It was
led by professors Arfana Mallah, Amar Sindhdi, Haseen Musrat Shah (Khana Badosh
fame) Aalia Buxual, Attiya Dwood, Marvi Palijo, Rukhsana Preet Channar, HRCP
Coordinator Imdad Chandio, noted writers and poets Taj Joyo, Adal Soomro and
Ayaz Gul, advocate Shabbir Shar, Jami Chandio, Hamida Ghanaghro, Aisha Dharejo
and others. A delegation of Sindhi Adabi Sangat led by Ahmed Solangi, Azad
Anwar Kandhro, Prem Pittafi and Sajjad Mehr also participated. Police provided
full security to Aurat Azadi March with 4 DSPs, 40 S.H.Os and 1000 COPs.
Addressing
the rally at press club the speakers demanding right of freedom to women said
women are facing anti-human atrocities including killing them under Karo-Kari
(honor killing), giving in exchange for crimes of family males, cruelties under
parenthood patronage, enforced marriages, domestic violence, social
inequalities, and keeping them out of education. They said in upper Sindh area
no voice was raised before, but now that women freedom voice has been raised
and vowed to fight against deprivation and discrimination of women henceforth.