Women's Day x Pakistan's Independence Day

Hey guys! 

Welcome back to Bitch From Pakistan! 

So Pakistans 75th Independence Day was this past Sunday, on August 14th and it’s basically been celebrated since the Partition which is when India separated into the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of India due to differing religious beliefs. The tensions between us and Indians still stands but that’s a topic for another day!

Pakistan is such a beautiful country in terms of hospitality, food, culture, clothes that it’s hard to believe we love a country that hates its women so much! I wanted to shed some light on what independence for Pakistani women looked like and I feel like several other women from different countries could probably relate. 

On the podcast instagram, there is a picture that shows my ID which has to have a 'father's name' on it. There's also a statistic that shows that Pakistan is the 4th most dangerous place for a woman...the domestic violence, femicide and honor killing risk is still quite astonishing. On Women's day, Pakistanis partake in the 'Aurat March' which means 'Women's march' in Urdu. I hope we keep making strides towards a better Pakistan for women. 

Thank you for taking out the time to listen and support!!

Thank you to Zay La Vie for audio editing. @zaylavie

Thank you to Azziz Qadri for music. @uhziz

Thank you to Elese Arias for photography. @elese.gab.arias