Peshawar Sessions Court condemns decision of Women March Islamabad organizers

 

Peshawar Sessions Court condemns decision of Women March Islamabad organizers

Women's Freedom March Islamabad has condemned the decision of a Peshawar Sessions Court in which the organizers of the Women's Freedom March Islamabad were accused of carrying every 'obscene poster' and religiously charged under Section 22A of the Criminal Code A case has been registered against him for uttering 'blasphemous words'.


The petition, filed by local lawyers, alleged that un-Islamic acts were committed during the March 8 women's march in Islamabad, during which obscene banners were waved and blasphemous words were uttered, including several His feelings were hurt.


The court declared the allegations admissible and directed the East Cantt police station in Peshawar to register an FIR under section 22A.


Meanwhile, the Women's Independence March Islamabad has expressed strong reservations over the decision of the Peshawar Sessions Court and said that the decision to register the case on the basis of fake videos and photos has been explained many times before. Have done




Allegations of blasphemy have surfaced in the past based on a poster and video of the Women's March, but organizers of the Women's March have repeatedly made it clear that the video being shared is not original and Created by editing a video of


A statement issued by the Women's March Islamabad said that filing a case on such a request by the court would be tantamount to putting the organizers of the Women's March in grave danger.


It was also said that earlier Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhry and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Religious Affairs Tahir Ashrafi had also demanded an inquiry into the false allegations and edited videos and punishment of those responsible.


The statement called on the Prime Minister and the Chief Justice to intervene and end the hate campaign against the Women's March Islamabad.


A statement issued by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan also expressed concern over the Peshawar local court's decision, saying it had endangered the lives of the organizers.


A video that went viral on social media shows women marchers sitting in a field chanting slogans for women's emancipation. This video shows the words written on the screen that the women did not say in their slogans and the viewers are deceived that maybe the women are also saying what is written on the screen.


The Twitter handle of Women's Freedom March Karachi has released the original video of the sloganeering in which the names can be clearly heard and this has been explained several times by Women's March. Is.

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