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There are few certainties in this world, but one certainty you can put money on is that times change. The world moves forward; things once seen as taboo become acceptable, such as being easily accessible via mobile phones, tattoos in the workplace, inter-racial marriage and women in pants! But many of these leaps forward can often even be largely overlooked. In Pakistan, however, the social media networks exploded with virtually everyone in the country sitting up and taking notice. Why? Because on March 23rd the country took its own giant leap forward. The country saw its first transgender news anchor go live, something that has never before happened in the country. And, of course, it was not just the people of Pakistan that took notice. The landmark event quickly went viral, and it wasn’t long before Marvia Malik became a hot topic across the globe. A Landmark Event It was at Kohenoor News, a Lahore based channel, that Marvia took centre stage. She did a sterling job as a
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