ISLAMABAD – Yet another feather in the cap of gorgeous Mahira Khan.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced on Wednesday Mahira Khan as theirnew goodwill ambassador for Pakistan.
Mahira said she was grateful and honoured to be a UNHCR ambassador for hercountry.
“Proud to be born to a motherland that has opened its arms to refugees forover 40 years,” she tweeted following the announcement.
“This is one cause because I feel so strongly about it… this is something Iwant to talk about… it was amazing to see despite the violence or theconflicts they faced, they’re resilient people… they have defied all oddsand they’re hopeful,” she’s heard saying in the video shared along with theUN statement. “They actually are hopeful… and from now on all we have to dois not give up.”
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The celebrity said the cause was not limited to one country, and there“should be some responsibility sharing”.
The UNHCR is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protectingrights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displacedcommunities and stateless people.
