The Pakistan Women's March in Islamabad turned violent.

Woman marches organized annually by women across Pakistan to voice their grievances and celebrate womanhood on International Women's Day turned violent on Wednesday.

Geo News reported that women and transgenders from different walks of life participated in the Aurat March rally.

There was an argument between the participants of the rally and the police when the police raised questions on the large number of transgenders in the rally.

After a while, the argument between the marchers and the police outside the Press Club turned into a violent fight.

Women involved in the federal Climate Change

march alleged that the police "tried desperately to stop the rally."

A woman reporter and cameraman of a local news channel also suffered injuries.

According to Geo News report, Federal Climate Change Minister Sherry Rahman also participated in the rally and strongly condemned the violence that erupted.

On his Twitter handle, Rahman said, "Friends of Aurat Azadi March are really upset. Islamabad Police had no right to lathicharge a small peaceful march. Sad. Will demand an inquiry."

He said in another tweet, 'I strongly condemn this violence and have demanded an inquiry into the incident.

There is no excuse for this.

brought to the notice of the Home Minister."

HRCP Condemned

According to the report of Geo News, after this controversy, many people and organizations raised their voice against the administration and condemned the brutality.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) tweeted, "HRCP condemns the use of force by the Islamabad police against civilians in the Aurat Azadi March. We are also concerned by reports that religious organizations have tried to prevent women from participating in the march." have tried."

Women have the same right to peaceful assembly as any other citizen." A women's march was also organized in Ghotki, where the marchers raised the slogan, "As long as women are being killed, we will keep fighting. "

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