Aurat March should be held without objectionable slogans: Firdous.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime minister's assistant Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday promised to extend complete support for the upcoming Aurat March provided it "does not trample on Pakistan's honour". While addressing an event in Islamabad, Awan, special assistant to the prime minister on information and broadcasting, said strengthening women was the government's "most important mission". But, she added:

"We regret that those people who are introducing slogans in the media in order to empower women do not realise that the victims of that mindset are [the women of the society]." "By coming out on roads and raising slogans that are not permitted by values observed by our society...