#MeToo Gains Momentum in Pakistan: Students Call Out Teacher

#MeToo keeps Pakistani social media stirred.

The #MeToo movement, that broke the silence around sexual harassment against women, has arrived in Pakistan and is shaking the conservative nation to its core. What first originated in the US against Producer Harvey Weinstein is now gaining traction in a country where 93% of women have faced some form of sexual violence at some point in their lives.

The latest incident occurred when a school student in Bahria College, Islamabad, was allegedly sexually harassed by Sadat Bashir, an external examiner, who was conducting her Biology practical exam.

She narrated the incident on Facebook: