Amir Khan and Faryal Makhdoom have announced that they have set up a Child Protection Fund in memory of eight-year-old Zohra Shah, a child maid who was brutally killed by her employers. The couple said that they will be financially assisting Zohra’s family and countless other child abuse victims.
Faryal shared that she and Amir had spoken to Zohra’s father and would be taking responsibility for ‘providing their needs’, including schooling their other children. She also said that they will ensure that Zohra will get justice.
Later, in a series on Instagram stories, Makhdoom discussed Zohra’s case and shared the details about the fund and the help they will be offering Zohra’s family.
Faryal said that she was receiving loads of messages asking why Zohra’s parents sent their minor daughter to work. She shared that they didn’t.
“The father has told us that he has 6 kids and he sent Zohra to Islamabad with her khala (maternal aunt) to study there. The khala then put Zohra to work where she was beaten to death.”
Faryal also claimed that Zohra’s family was offered only six thousand rupees as settlement for Zohra’s death.
She added that she has Zohra’s family’s word that they will not settle the matter and Zohra will get justice.
Eight-year-old child maid Zohra Shah was allegedly beaten to death by her employers for releasing their prized parrots from a cage. According to reports, she opened the cage to feed the birds on Sunday, only for the birds to fly away. This enraged her employers who then beat her unconscious before dumping her at a nearby hospital. She died of her injuries. The couple behind the heinous crime has been arrested.
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Meanwhile, Amir shared a heartbreaking tweet of Zohra’s family receiving her coffin.
