Opposition PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has regretted the "misuse of blasphemy laws" to target the Aurat March organisers after the rally held in the country recently.

Bilawal Bhutto's comments came during a meeting with organisers of the Aurat March's Karachi chapter following a flurry of hate, threats of violence, and intimidation against women, the transgender community, and non-binary folks protesting against oppression on International Women's Day, reports Geo News.

Earlier, images and videos published on social media by unidentified individuals shortly after Aurat March 2021 — Women's March — was held in various cities across Pakistan caused a controversy because it was, according to the organisers, edited to include subtitles that maliciously misinterpreted different words in their chants that have resonated year after year, the Pakistani news channel reported.

Bhutto, while meeting with the hosts of the march, said women's "powerful voices" during the Aurat March 2021 "challenged those who deny their abilities".

"The misuse of blasphemy laws by certain elements to target women marchers is regrettable," he was quoted as saying by Geo News following a briefing on Aurat March's security concerns and other issues in the context of false propaganda and doctored videos.

(IBNS)