LAHORE: The Urdu daily, Ummat, has been called out by educators, journalists, and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) for its use of “unethical and inappropriate language” against participants of the Aurat March. “HRCP condemns the use of unethical and inappropriate language against women in the daily #Ummat. This is the main story of daily #Ummat, Urdu paper, from Karachi, about #AmarJaleel, a well known writer of Sindh. Educator and researcher Meraj Hasan said the daily’s use of such language against Aurat March participants was “highly condemnable”. Earlier this last month, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had threatened the organisers of the Aurat March, accusing them of obscenity.

Source: Pakistan Today April 06, 2021 12:33 UTC