Pakistan: Travel ban on rape victim lifted
Source:
BBC The Pakistan government has lifted a foreign travel ban on the victim of a high profile gang rape, Mukhtar Mai. But Ms Mai has told the BBC that her passport has been confiscated so the move is meaningless.
Website Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4095912.stm
Submitted on Fri, 06/17/2005 - 00:00
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