Every year on March 8, Aurat March is observed. This time, however, there is a slight difference in Karachi. For a variety of reasons, the organizations have decided to change the date. The mega event was rescheduled for March 12, Sunday, because the authorities organizing it wanted to accommodate working-class women because March 08 is a working day, and they emphasized that women should not “experience the distress of missing out on a day of wages.”
“Aurat March Karachi will be held on March 12, 2023, this year. We continue to stand in complete solidarity with the Aurat Marches in Hyderabad, Lahore, Islamabad, and Multan that will be held on March 8, 2023,” read the official Instagram caption of the March.
“This year, we march for our hunger, we march for social security, we march for a living wage, we march for an end to bonded labor, we March for the rehabilitation of flood victims, we March for an end to mob violence, we March for an end to domestic violence, we march for the Transgender Persons Protection Act 2018, and we march to end forced conversions,” the official post began.
“On account of 8th March being a weekday, we have decided to hold Aurat March in Karachi on Sunday, 12th March 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 the 12th of March, 2023,” it explained the reason for the delay.
“We continue to stand in complete solidarity with the Aurat Marches in Hyderabad, Lahore, Islamabad, and Multan that will be held on 8th March 2023,” the post concluded.
Aurat March is celebrated all over the country with zeal and zest, attended by many prominent figures from all fields and walks of life.
