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    A new book sets out to trace the roots of modern languages back to one ancient tongue

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    Criminal charges against Ashoka University professor outrageous and absurd, say ex-bureaucrats

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    Anti-Sikh pogrom: Without tangible reparations, Rahul Gandhi’s apology is symbolic

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Watch: Glimpses of the 2021 ‘aurat march’ in Pakistan on International Women’s Day

Women of Pakistan organise and participate in the ‘aurat march’ every year as a symbol of women empowerment and protest against patriarchy.

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Mar 09, 2021 · 03:44 pm
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Farheen Raza singing "kurye meray des diye" to close #AuratMarch2021 was everything. 🤩#PatriarchykaPandemic #IAmMarching #AuratMarchLahore pic.twitter.com/FlV6GVuTnO

— ⁧عورت مارچ لاہور⁩ - Aurat March Lahore (@AuratMarch) March 8, 2021

#AuratMarchMultan #AuratMarch pic.twitter.com/TBQft3wJMz

— Aurat March Multan- عورت مارچ ملتان (@AuratMarchMultn) March 8, 2021

Aurat Azadi March 2021: a feminist celebration that no one will ever forget. Hum sab ka naara azadi!! #AuratAzadiMarch2021 pic.twitter.com/NQCR3aWqiK

— Women Democratic Front #AuratAzadiMarch2021 (@wdf_pk) March 8, 2021

#AuratAzadiMarch2021:
In Lahore, the #AuratMarch begins from the #Lahore Press Club and concluded outside the Punjab Assembly building.
From all walks of life come out onto the streets of Pakistan to highlight issues that affect women in the #Pakistan.#InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/zlT8mi1hbG

— Ravinder Singh Robin ਰਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ راویندرسنگھ روبن (@rsrobin1) March 8, 2021

Aurat March underway in Islamabad as part of International Women’s Day.. the annual event has become a focal point of Pakistan’s culture wars (usurping even Valentine’s Day), counter protests by hardline religious groups condemning the promotion of “liberal” values also expected pic.twitter.com/bhiZSTAS8j

— Secunder Kermani (@SecKermani) March 8, 2021
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