The petitioner who requested a ban on the Aurat March was fined by the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday.
In its ruling, the SHC disregarded the argument for prohibiting the Aurat March and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000. The applicant failed to provide evidence to support his appeal to declare Aurat March illegal in the province, the court said in its ruling.
According to the judgment, the petitioner only filed the lawsuit for attention. The applicant received a warning that his Computerized National Identification Card (CNIC) would be suspended unless he paid a fine of Rs. 25,000.
A petition challenging the administration’s rejection of the “Aurat March” event was heard earlier in the day, but Justice Muzammil Akhtar Shabbir distanced himself from the case.
To overcome the attempts to prohibit the Aurat March in Pakistan, organizers frequently had to turn to the legal system. The banners and placards participants wave at the Aurat March demonstrations, which address issues including divorce and sexual harassment, have sparked controversy.
Participants and organizers have been accused of downplaying religious and cultural sensitivities while pushing Western, liberal principles.
In Pakistan, where campaigners claim men abuse women in ways that are “pervasive and intractable,” women have long struggled for fundamental rights.
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