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Express Tribune
2 days ago
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Aseefa condemns Sana's murder
First Lady and MNA Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari has condemned the murder of 17-year-old social media influencer Sana Yousaf, asserting that the tragedy must not be allowed to intimidate young girls or deter them from pursuing their ambitions. Terming the incident a grim reflection of the violence endured by women and girls simply for asserting their autonomy, Aseefa extended heartfelt condolences to Sana's family, the wider Chitral community and all those mourning the senseless killing. "Sana was just a girl — with ambition, with dreams, with a life ahead of her," Aseefa said in a statement. "She had every right to live freely and safely. What happened to her wasn't just an act of violence — it was a punishment for saying no. And that should horrify every one of us." Aseefa pointed out that the violence from male entitlement was not a new phenomenon, nor an isolated one, saying that it must no longer be excused under the pretext of cultural or traditional values. "This mindset that a woman's rejection is an insult, that her choices need to be controlled — it's old, it's cruel, and it's killing our daughters. My mother, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, broke those walls with her own strength. She didn't just leadshe opened doors for millions of women to follow. And we owe it to her legacy, and to young women like Sana, to keep those doors open." Responding to the social media commentary that emerged after Sana's death, some of which appeared to blame her for her online presence, Aseefa rejected any attempt to justify the violence through victim-blaming narratives. "There is nothing — no app, no photo, no video — that excuses murder. It's disturbing to see people using Sana's TikTok presence to explain away her death. If that's the logic, are we saying millions of girls across Pakistan are also at risk? This kind of thinking is not just dangerousit's inhumane." "To every girl watching this unfold — don't let them silence you. You have the right to dream, to speak, to exist without fear. Don't back down. If you do, they win. But if we keep pushing forward — together — we'll shape a country where girls aren't blamed for their own deaths, but celebrated for their lives." Earlier this month, 17-year-old Sana Yousaf was shot and killed in Islamabad.
India Today
24-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Convoy of Pak President's daughter blocked amid canal project protests in Sindh
Pakistan's Member of the National Assembly Aseefa Bhutto Zardari faced violent protests while her convoy was passing through the Jamshoro toll plaza in Sindh province on Friday, local media reported. Several protesters have been arrested in connection with the cavalcade of Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, the daughter of President Asif Ali Zardari, was blocked and attacked by Sindh nationalists while she was en route from Kotri to Nawabshah in Sindh. Aseefa, along with a World Bank delegation, visited different areas affected by recent their way back, a bunch of angry demonstrators blocked Aseefa's convoy and raised slogans against a controversial canal project and corporate farming initiatives in the state, Pakistani media reported, quoting sources. In a video of the incident, protestors could be seen striking the vehicles in Aseefa Zardari's convoy with their hands and batons, prompting local security agencies to swiftly swing into action and keep the MNA out of harm's convoy was halted for less than a minute as Aseefa Zardari managed to escape unhurt, SSP Jamshoro Zafar Siddiq said, and promised stern action against the incident came against the backdrop of the ongoing protests in Sindh against corporate farming and the construction of canals in Punjab, as protesters allege that this is an attempt to divert the river two people were killed as police opened fire on protesters, angering the people, which resulted in violent protests, the report came as Sindh protesters attacked the house of a minister belonging to the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), blaming Punjab's domination for their water and Punjab are two of Pakistan's four provinces. Inhabitants of Sindh have held Punjab, which is the power centre of both the civilian and military establishments, responsible for putting it lower on the priority list.
