Aurat March activists detained by police in Islamabad ahead of International Women’s Day rally

ISLAMABAD: Several women’s rights activists, including Aurat March members, were detained by police in Islamabad ahead of a rally they planned to hold on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Sunday.

Police sources told Dawn that they were arrested from Super Market in Sector F-6, where they were gathering to begin the march.

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