Aurat March to begin today at Shimla Pahari.

On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Aurat March is on the go from NADRA Office, Shimla Pahari, near press club to outside Faletti's at 2 pm, in Lahore on Wednesday.

Previously, the Aurat March organising committee had requested a no objection certificate (NOC) from the district administration last month, to hold a rally on March 8 at Nasser Bagh, Lahore.

The Lahore High Court (LHC) directed Lahore Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rafia Haider and Aurat March organizers, to sit together and finalise the venue for the March 8 rally.

Earlier, the organisers of Aurat March on Monday presented a list of 60 demands, including an end to patriarchal violence, increased representation of women at all levels of decision: making...

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