Alleged gang rape victim Mukhtaran Mai has said that government has promised to return her passport, however she said she had no plans to travel abroad yet.
In an interview to a Uk based news agency here on Wednesday Mukhtaran MAI said she had met special advisor to the Prime Minister, Nilofer Bakhtiyar who promised that her passport would be returned while district government had also been directed for the return of the passport.
Mukhtaran Mai told that her passport was taken on her arrival in Islamabad. She further said that despite return of the passport, she had no plan to travel abroad yet.
Source: paktribune.com
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