Recent incidents of domestic violence have made me contemplate over a very indispensable issue – marital rape. As of today, Pakistan still has a very feeble stand over criminalizing marital rape with section 375 being the only legislature related to rape crimes yet still includes no reference to marriage. With the rising hue and cry […]
Marital Rape
Bistar khud garam karlo; Appraising Marital Rape in Pakistan
No slogan at the Aurat March bore the brunt of Pakistani male rebuke more than the one on a placard declaring “khana garam kardoongi, bistar khud garam karlo” (I will warm your food, but warm the bed yourself). Whilst last year’s “apna khana khud garam karlo” received similar backlash and outrage for challenging rigid and […]