Mahira Khan Speaks Up For Refugees

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Mahira Khan speaks up for refugees

Iconic actress of Lollywood industry was also joined by Hollywood stars in move against stereotyping refugees.

LAHORE: (Urdu Point/Pakistan Point News-Dec 19th, 2019) After being appointed as Goodwill ambassador of UNHCR, Mahira Khan has started a new venture of raising voice for the rights of the refugees.

Mahira Khan who is an iconic figure of Lollywood industry was also joined by Hollywood stars to urge the people to stop stereotyping refugees and treating them differently.

Mahira Khan tweeted: “Every action counts. Every voice counts. We're proud to speak up for refugees everywhere. We all have a part to play in helping somebody else including me. What will yours be?"

The video also showed Riz Ahmed, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Stiller, Cate Blanchett, Neil Gaiman, Jung Woo-sung and Yusra Mardini among others talking about the importance of raising awareness.

Fida Hussnain

Fida Hussnain is a lahore based journalist. He writes on politics, religion, social issues and climate change. He is also a research fellow at University of Gujrat.