Fighting my family to fight for others
Lawyer Moniza Kakar rebelled against her traditional Pashtun family for an education and a career. Now she's taking on the Pakistani establishment to defend refugee rights.
Since her childhood, Moniza Kakar has been leading a quiet and steady rebellion. It started when she pushed her traditional Pashtun family to allow her to have an education and a career. And now as a lawyer, she’s at the forefront of the challenge against a controversial order to deport almost 1.7 million Afghan refugees from Pakistan.
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Voiceover: Anna Baig
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(Photo: Lawyer Moniza Kakar in her office in Karachi. Credit: Courtesy of Moniza Kakar)
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