I march for those who don't share my privilege: Mahira Khan

After being first to speak up against Khalilur Rehman Qamar's blatant misogyny, Mahira Khan voiced her support for Aurat March on Wednesday.

She said, "We don't march for ourselves. We march for those who cannot march for themselves." The Superstar actor wrote: "As a privileged woman I march for those who are not in my position, who don't have the basic rights that I have enjoyed since I was born."

"Can we then please be careful with the slogans and words we put out? Can we hold placards of the causes we are fighting for, the issues we want resolved, the basic rights and needs of those who suffer because they are either unaware of their rights or they are not given to them."

"Can we hold banners of laws we would like to be put into place and those that have harmed women over the years? Don't we want as many people as possible to understand why we march?" she asked.

"Why then must we hold posters that are just there to instigate? We are a country getting used to the idea of equal rights, me too, times up. All of us, as those in a position of power and privilege, should speak a language that a common man would understand."

She then reiterated, "We don't march for ourselves. We march for those who cannot march for themselves."

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