Marvia Malik, Pakistan's first transgender TV anchor, escapes assassination bid in Lahore
Malik reportedly told police that she had been receiving threatening calls for some time for raising the voice for the transgender community in Pakistan and cited her “activism” as the reason behind the attack.
In yet another incident, Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor Marvia Malik survived a gunshot after she was attacked outside her residence in Lahore on Thursday.
Malik, 26, narrowly escaped an assassination bid while returning from a pharmacy when two attackers opened fire on her, Dawn reported.
Malik reportedly told police that she had been receiving threatening calls for some time for raising the voice for the transgender community in Pakistan and cited her “activism” as the reason behind the attack.
Malik, who had moved out of Lahore fearing for her safety, had returned for some days to the city for surgery when the incident happened, the Dawn report added.
