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World Service,30 Apr 2024,40 mins

Fighting my family to fight for others

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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 Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 (Photo: Lawyer Moniza Kakar in her office in Karachi. Credit: Courtesy of Moniza Kakar)

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