7 Facts about Pakistan

Posted on March 26, 2016September 25, 2017 by TFE Times

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1. Iqbal Masih (1983-1995) was a Pakistani child who, at age four, was sold into bondage by his family, escaped after years of hardship, and helped thousands of children flee bondage labor through his international activism. He was assassinated at age 12.

2. Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads the world for gay porn searches

3. All Pakistani passports bear the inscription: “This passport is valid for all countries of the world except Israel.”

4. There currently there exists a myth in Pakistan that says HIV can be cured by having sex with a virgin, which is contributing to women and girls being raped

5. A 15 year old boy got 780,000 pornographic sites banned in Pakistan.

6. Pakistan sends transgender tax collectors to embarrass those who evade taxes.

7. The “founding father” and first Governor-General of Pakistan wanted the country to be a secular home for people of “any religion, or caste, or creed.”

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