On this day, a 12-year-old boy named Iqbal Masih was shot and killed while he was riding his bicycle with his friends in Muridke near Lahore. He was sold by his parents at age four and was shackled to a carpet loom for almost six years. He attracted widespread attention when he decided to take a stand for himself. At several international platforms, he spoke about the conditions that child workers face which is still a major issue here, and for that he was murdered.
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