This phenomenon is not new to these lands; the Ganges and Indus Plains have a history of women subjugation, misogynistic traditions and an embedded patriarchal culture stemming from eternity. Heinous traditions of Satti, KaroKari, Wanna and Sawara have worked as the most revered tools for approval in this patriarchal system. Its price is still being paid by the half widows of Kashmiris, the women Indian Dillat and Pakistani tribal women. Their outspoken stance and unrelenting pursuit for women rights will definitely stay for some time in the streets of Lahore and Delhi. Asma pioneered the struggle against the ‘Hadood Ordinance” in Pakistan which vehemently confronted the patriarchal religion and social fabric.

Source: Pakistan Today March 16, 2020 13:41 UTC