Female journalist forced to cover her head at Azadi March

A female journalist was forced to cover her head by a stick-bearing Azadi March volunteer, on Friday.

Ailia Zehra took to Twitter on Friday to reveal how she had been asked by a volunteer at the march to cover her head.

“At the #AzadiMarch today – was taking a picture with the crowd when a volunteer came and asked me to cover my head. Had to comply because he had a stick in his hand,” he tweeted.

At the #AzadiMarch today – was taking a picture with the crowd when a volunteer came and asked me to cover my head. Had to comply because he had a stick in his hand 🙈 pic.twitter.com/HxTNlB2MxA

— Ailia Zehra (@AiliaZehra) November 1, 2019

JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who is leading the protest sit-in, has asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to step down within two days or face action.

The JUI-F chief has urged state institutions to remain neutral and stop the backing of Imran Khan government.