The festival was organised by the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER). Mukhtaraan Mai, the woman who survived a horrific gang rape in Muzaffargarh 15 years ago, said that she belonged to a village where there was no concept of education. “My first mission now is education,” she said, adding that she was currently running three schools with about 1,100 students, and from which nine batches of students had already passed matriculation. Mai also told the gathering that she had opened up a shelter home, a mobile unit and a helpline for women victims of sexual violence. She urged the gathering to encourage transgender youth to get education in order that they could live an honourable life.

Source: Pakistan Today December 03, 2017 16:30 UTC