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Pakistan's first transgender news anchor escapes gun attack
Marvia Malik
Image Credit: Marvia Malik Instagram page

Pakistan's first transgender news anchor escapes gun attack

| @indiablooms | 25 Feb 2023, 09:14 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's first transgender news anchor and journalist  Marvia Malik on Thursday survived a gun attack in Lahore.

The incident happened outside her residence in Lahore Cantt area.

In her statement to the police, Malik said she was returning from a pharmacy when two men opened fire on her, reports Daily Pakistan.

She said she had been receiving threatening phone calls and messages from unknown numbers for raising her voice for the transgender community.

Who is Marvia Malik?

Marvia became the first openly transgender newsreader to appear on Pakistani television when she made her debut in 2018.

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