[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]Instead of March 8 this year, Karachi will host the Aurat March on March 12. The march was moved from Women’s Day to the new date, and the organisers explained why in a statement posted on social media.
“Aurat March Karachi will take place this year on March 12, 2023, “On their official Instagram page, there was a message. “The upcoming March 8 Aurat demonstrations in Hyderabad, Lahore, Islamabad, and Multan continue to have our unwavering support.
In the aforementioned statement, the organisers said that the attendees will be marching for “our hunger, social security, a living wage, an end to bonded labour, rehabilitation of flood victims, an end to mob violence, an end to domestic violence, the Transgender Persons Protection Act 2018 and to end forced conversions.”
The statement further added why the organsiers decided to change the date. “On account of March 8 being a weekday, we have decided to hold Aurat March in Karachi on Sunday, March 12 instead so that the working class communities we work with do not have to experience the distress of losing out on a day of wages. The march will be held with all its fire and energy on March 12, 2023.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
