{"id":3819,"date":"2026-05-06T15:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=3819"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:15:19","slug":"three-karachi-police-officers-suspended-over-aurat-march-activist-arrests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=3819","title":{"rendered":"Three Karachi police officers suspended over Aurat March activist arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>KARACHI: <\/strong>The Sindh government on Wednesday suspended three police officers over the alleged mistreatment and detention of veteran activist Sheema Kermani along with other women\u2019s rights campaigners outside the Karachi Press Club a day earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident occurred on Tuesday when the activists gathered at the Karachi Press Club for a planned press conference, where they intended to demand a no-objection certificate (NOC) for their upcoming annual Aurat March in the city. During the gathering, they were briefly taken into custody by police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The officers suspended in connection with the matter include DSP Saddar Nasir Afridi, SHO Hina Mughal, and Artillery Maidan SHO Nadeem Haider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar said an inquiry into the incident had been initiated. He underscored that there is a zero-tolerance policy against misuse of authority and reiterated the government\u2019s commitment to protecting the dignity and rights of women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the incident, the detained Aurat March activists were released later the same day on the directives of the home minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reacting after their release, Aurat March Karachi said in a post on X, \u201cWe will not back down from our politics, and we will continue to demand an NOC!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We will NOT back down from our politics, and we will continue to demand an NOC! Scare tactics to suppress dissent are shameful! We demand that the Sindh Govt issue a statement as to the reason for these arrests and explain why our NOC is being delayed\u2014if not as tactics to scare!<\/p>&mdash; Aurat March &#8211; \u0639\u0648\u0631\u062a \u0645\u0627\u0631\u0686 (@AuratMarchKHI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AuratMarchKHI\/status\/2051644388330094916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The group further condemned the episode, terming it \u201cscare tactics to suppress dissent,\u201d and called on the provincial authorities to clarify the reasons for the detentions as well as the delay in issuing the NOC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: The Sindh government on Wednesday suspended three police officers over the alleged mistreatment and detention of veteran activist Sheema Kermani along with other women\u2019s rights campaigners outside the Karachi&hellip; 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