A press conference was held by War Against Rape (WAR), Karachi in collaboration with Aurat Foundation (AF) and Women’s Action Forum at Karachi Press Club. A panel of speakers comprising of Sarah Zaman (Director, WAR), Advocate Iqbal Haider (former Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and senior Advocate of the Supreme Court), Barrister Faisal Siddiqi , Barrister Hammad Haider, Advocate Anwar Mansoor Khan (President, Sindh High Court Bar Association), and Nuzhat Kidvai (WAF), addressed media representatives. Mukhtaran Mai also shared her feelings on the verdict through a telephone call.
The speakers expressed their views on Supreme Court’s verdict on Mukhtaran Mai’s gang-rape case on 21 April, 2011, under trial under the apex court since 2005, and pressed to ensure that justice is provided to rape victims in Pakistan.
This press conference received coverage from local and national press.
