IHC dismisses plea against Aurat March.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday dismissed a petition against the permission of 'Aurat March' after declaring the same as non-maintainable.

Chief Justice Aamer Farooq announced the verdict which was earlier reserved after hearing arguments from the petitioner's counsel.

Petitioner's lawyer Nazakat Hussain Advocate said that the state's religion was Islam as per the Article-II of the constitution. He said that the district administration Islamabad had also ignored the Article-16 while granting the permission of the said march.

He said objectionable sentences used to be written on placards carried...

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