LAHORE, Pakistan - He calls himself"Pakistan's biggest feminist", but soap opera writer Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar sparked a national row this week after he hurled abuse at a women's rights activist on live television.
He told Ms Sirmed that"no one would even spit on your body" - adding she was a"cheap woman" who should"shut up". Pakistani soaps have been criticised for their depiction of female protagonists - often damsels in distress silently accepting abuse from their in-laws and husbands, and that is shown as a strength.
Organisers and participants were accused of promoting Western, liberal values and disrespecting religious and cultural sensitivities. The judge ruled that a ban would be unconstitutional, but warned marchers to refrain from spreading"hate speech and immorality".Ms Nighat Dad, part of the Aurat march organising committee, was unfazed by the backlash to previous events.
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