Femicide in Pakistan

Quratulain, Saima, and Noor are only three names highlighted in front of our eyes that fell victim to the femicide that goes on in Pakistani society. I wonder how many people around the abusers and murderers were aware of their barbarous nature and actions but refused to report it or call them out.

Here is a timeline that shows the abuse cases from the start of July (Keep in mind that these are the very few highlighted ones):

I would like to quote Sajeer Shaikh here, "It terrifies me that every woman (myself included) is one man's "bad day" or "anger let loose" away from becoming a hashtag - if that."

All these innocent women have been butchered, tortured, abused, and beaten, to death. We can all have our hashtags and keep waiting for justice, but the real change needs to come from the men within our society.

And for the record, it is not 'Western Agenda.' We have every right to speak for ourselves and fight for our basic human rights in this country. While we continue to ignore this foul culture that goes on, there is quite literally femicide taking place in Pakistan.

There are so many Zahir Jaffers and Usman Mirzas walking among us. Living as a female in Pakistan is close enough to walking in a wild jungle; you never know which animal will attack you from where.

#JusticeForNoor #JusticeForQuratulain #JusticeForSaima