Pakistan’s first transgender TV anchor Marvia Malik has survived an assassination attempt in Lahore.
The news came to light after a tweet surfaced online that claimed that the transgender TV anchor was attacked in Lahore’s cantonment area by two gunmen who opened fire outside her residence.
Pakistan’s first transgendered news anchor, @MalikMarvia survived an assassination attempt in Lahore’s cantonment area when two gunmen opened fire outside her residence. Maria held that her activism may be behind the assassination attempt. pic.twitter.com/Rza0Yb6kET
— The Pakistan Daily (@ThePakDaily) February 24, 2023
As per the tweet, the motive behind the assassination attempt on Marvia is her activism. In 2018, Marvia Malik, a journalism graduate became the first transgender news anchor.
Prior to becoming a newscaster, Marvia Malik was a model. In an interview, she told BBC News that she was so excited when she got the anchor job that she had to stop herself from screaming.
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She anchored her first show on a private broadcaster ‘Kohenoor’. Transgender people face discrimination in Pakistan and many struggle to find employment. Some are forced into begging, dancing, or prostitution to earn money.
