Domestic violence is one of the diverse issues our society is contending with. Violence against women with emphasis on acid & kerosene burn victims is one of the most barbaric issue .Everyday we read about these incidents and then what do we do? As a human being, we must adhere to the responsibility towards the victims who luckily survived but unfortunately have to cope with the consequences.
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| Saira Liaqat, Before |
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| Saira Liaqat, before and after acid attack |
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Siara Liaqat was in her teen age when she got married to a relative on paper but the families had agreed she wouldn't live with him until she finished school. Within months, though, the man started demanding she should start living with him. One inauspicious day of July 2003, he showed up at t her house with a package and drenched her face with acid. It parched much of her face, blinded her right eye, and seriously weakened her left one. Acid has erased any resemblance to the pretty girl of the past, but it has not crushed her spirit
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| Saira Liaqat, After surgical procedure |
Fortuitously, she got help from
Depilex Smileagain Foundation through Masarrat Misbah, head of Pakistan's well-known Depilex salon chain. She has not only undergone 18 surgical procedures but also working as a beautician at the Lahore's Depilex location. She always wanted to be a beautician and now trained by Misbah, she will soon be establishing her own parlour. Her husband is still on trail and she is waiting to receive justice. She got lucky to get in contact with Misbah but there are numerous victims who are waiting for help and it is our duty and obligation towards those as we belong to a mankind where people like Misbah do exist.
Looks for a woman is everything and even a single tiny spot on face is enough to destroy her confidence and courage to face the word. This unfortunate little girl has amazingly shown her courage, determination and spirit to the world by accepting the most horrible challenge of her life which no one would ever want. She has proved that if one has courage and determination, with a little help she/he can easily conquer the world.
ReplyDeleteMy salute to Saira Liaqat...
Sweetheart I am very moved by your story and I am so glad to see you are ok now. This brutality makes me so mad. Why do men have such hatred toward women to commit such an act. What kind of world is this where violence is religiously justified and culturally fortified.
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