AshaBedar

Clinical psychologist/trainer/researcher. Of Gender Based Violence, child abuse + trauma. Need rain, caffeine, books, music + sea! Amma of a wild & free girl ☺

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

Women at home, women at work, women in public, young women. old women, women wearing dupattas, women wearing dresses, women in relationships, women with husbands. WHEN and HOW exactly do we get it right enough to not be sexually harassed, beaten, mutilated, raped and killed???

[Zarrar Khuhro @ZarrarKhuhro]

Sorry typo in last post: One heck of an untold story: rape convictions in Sindh have jumped from 5% in 2020 to 22% in 2025 thanks to better procedures and training. More on this tonight on #zhk

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

@RedZoneIsb @ZarrarKhuhro Both + (especially) police.

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

@DrSueTariq @ZarrarKhuhro @Huk06 Change in mindsets slooowly happening too. Big difference in our conversations during police trainings now vs a few years ago. Still a long way to go, but change there is.

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

@IlhanNiaz Congratulations!

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

@ZarrarKhuhro @FarahnazZahidi Me too. But also dialectology, phonetics and socio-linguistics. Basically to be (a much nicer version) of Prof. Henry Higgins.

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

So the qaum wakes up everyday and decides to hate on some woman - on what she wears, how she speaks, what she does and enjoys - even in her private space - often based on pictures/videos taken without her consent, of course, because every woman is fair game.

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

@danveloper @awnihannun 🤣

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

@Razarumi @abbasnasir59 I was saying exactly this to someone! Our national coping mechanism!

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

@desmukh @UzairYounus @ZarrarKhuhro has I think?

[Linda Mamoun @mamoun_linda]

The “girl student” had a name. Ritaj Rihan. 9 years old. Shot in the head by Israeli soldiers in her tent classroom.

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

@mehrubawan I want to see a memo in Punjabi ...pleeease!

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

Sadly no shortage of men, who don't just excitedly defend sexual harassers, but also talk about its victims + women generally using vile, abusive language - demonstrating exactly why this fight is needed.

Also, #Meesha's harassment case is still in court, so more power to her.

[Nida Kirmani @NidaKirmani]

This verdict not only sets a dangerous legal precedent; it also sets a dangerous social precedent--silencing women who are far less powerful & emboldening men knowing that they won't face any consequences. This is why so many Pakistani men are invested in defending this creep.

[WE News English @WENewsEnglish]

Thousands rallied in Sydney, Melbourne, and other cities Monday to protest Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit.

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

Just another day

#RapeInPakistan
#GBV
#VAW
#ChildSexualAbuse
#NeverAgain

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

@KElectricPk All day now.

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

@KElectricPk Electricy gone again. With the first drop of rain. Are we in for the same torture again today?

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

@KElectricPk And what exactly have your teams achieved?

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

@KElectricPk Fluctuation now. Just FYI.

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

@KElectricPk Fluctuation happening now.

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

Has power been restored anywhere?
@KElectricPk
#karachirain

[AshaBedar @AshBedar]

@KElectricPk Aaand it's back. For now (I'm not sure I can allow myself to breathe just yet).