Renowned Pakistani Bharatanatyam dancer and activist Sheema Kirmani was briefly detained by Sindh Police in Karachi along with seven Aurat March activists. They were trying to obtain a no-objection certificate for the upcoming march, but the move triggered online outrage and renewed debate about the hurdles women activists face in Pakistan.
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