US EditionIslamabad Police Arrest 14 During Aurat March Rally over Section 144 Violation
Authorities detained 61 activists under Section 144 to prevent a march citing security concerns, while organizers condemned the arrests as a violation of peaceful assembly rights.
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A group of well-known activists for the rights of Pakistani women stopped by the police who did not exempt the procession from the ban on gatherings triggered because of the war. While the NGO Minority Concern recalls the drama of the double discrimination of girls of minorities, victims of forced conversions, abductions and lack of access to education and work.
Islamabad Police arrest 14 during Aurat March rally over Section 144 violation
Islamabad police on Sunday arrested 11 women and three men for allegedly violating Section 144 during a rally organised under the banner of Aurat March, officials said. According to Express News, the arrests took place in Sector F-6, where participants had gathered for the rally. The organisers had announced plans to march from F-6 to D-Chowk. Police temporarily blocked the road at the time of the arrests, which was reopened after the detainees …
International Women's Day is a celebration and a call to action.
Women across the world will call for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs and celebrate progress toward female empowerment during events and demonstrations marking International Women’s Day on Sunday. Officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, International Women’s Day is commemorated in different ways and to varying degrees in places around the world. Protests are often political — and at times v…
Police Detain 25 Aurat March Activists Gathered To Mark Women's Day In Islamabad
Police arrest Aurat March participants in Islamabad, on March 8, 2026. — INP ISLAMABAD: Police took into custody at least 25 women’s rights activists, including several prominent figures associated with the Aurat March, as they assembled to observe International Women’s Day in the federal capital on Sunday, The News reported. The detentions took place at the Super Market in Sector F-6, where participants had begun to assemble for a planned rally…
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