Aurat March announces Karachi event on May 10 at Seaview

Aurat March announced a Karachi event scheduled for May 10 at Seaview, sharing a poster themed “Good Girls” in observance of Mother’s Day. The illustration highlights the issue at hand, reflecting what society expects: “Girls who are always smiling. Girls who don’t speak, don’t question, and don’t resist.”

It reads further, “pawns in a system who are falsely promised reward for passing down the same patriarchal conditioning they have endured throughout their lives to their daughters.” The caption asks why daughters must grow up constrained and diminished from childhood, and why mothers are made to bear the full weight of blame for this cycle.

The caption goes on to say, “This Mother’s Day, let’s vow to end this cycle of intergenerational trauma together — one placard at a time”.

Aurat March is an annual non-violent, socio-political demonstration held across Pakistan to observe International Women’s Day and raise awareness on topics such as gender inequality, bodily autonomy, and increased accountability in domestic violence cases.