ISLAMABAD: The leaders of Women’s Democratic Front (WDF) strongly condemning the killing of two young women in the name of “honour” in Waziristan have demanded justice for them. Women’s bodies are not repositories of family honour. Patriarchal violence against women has been on the rise globally during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Pakistan has seen a surge in these cases. “The laws in place take a protectionist approach rather than a criminalization approach towards patriarchal violence. “We believe no political struggle is complete without centring the issue of patriarchal violence in its agenda.”

Source: Pakistan Today May 17, 2020 18:11 UTC