Faryal Makhdoom reveals she and husband Amir Khan are going to pay for the needs of Zohra Shah’s family after she was ‘tortured to death’
- Zohra, eight, was allegedly tortured to death for accidentally releasing pet parrots owned by the parents for whom she was babysitting in Pakistan
- Taking to Instagram, Faryal revealed she was offering financial support to the family in the wake of the tragedy
- She wrote: ‘We will take responsibility [for] the family… schooling the children & providing their needs’
- Zohra sustained injuries to her face, hands, rib cage and legs, in Rawalpindi in Punjab on Sunday and later died
- Police said Hassan Siddiqui admitted that he and his wife had battered Zohra after she allowed his ‘expensive pet parrots escape from their cage’
Faryal Makhdoom has revealed she is going to pay the financial needs of the family of Zohra Shah, an eight-year-old Pakistani girl who was murdered.
The social media influencer, 28, revealed she and her husband Amir Khan, 33, had spoken to Zohra’s father and would be taking responsibility for ‘providing their needs’, including schooling their other children.
Zohra was allegedly tortured to death for accidentally releasing pet parrots owned by the parents for whom she was babysitting in Pakistan.
Giving: Faryal Makhdoom, 28, has revealed she is going to pay the financial needs of the family of Zohra Shah, an eight-year-old Pakistani girl who was murdered
Taking to Instagram, Faryal revealed she was offering financial support to the family in the wake of the tragedy.
She wrote: ‘Amir and I have personally contacted Zohra’s father and hoping to speak to him shortly. Thank you to everyone… especially the lawyers, barristers and human rights activists who are supporting us.’
In another post, she continued: ‘Loads of messages asking why they sent their 8 year old daughter to work.. they didn’t.
‘The father has told us he has 6 kids… the father sent the daughter (Zohra Shah) to Islamabad with her Khala (aunty) to study there. The khala then put Zohra Shah to work… where she was beaten to death.
Support: Faryal revealed she and her husband Amir Khan, 33, had spoken to Zohra’s father and would be taking responsibility for ‘providing their needs’
‘I am sending a member of the @amirkhanfoundation tomorrow to visit Zohra Shah’s father’s home, give our donations. We will take responsibility [for] the family… schooling the children & providing their needs’.
Earlier, Faryal had posted: ‘I’m going to reach out to the family of #ZohraShah and do whatever I can to help them and make sure they never have to send their daughters to work again. I’m going to support her family.’
On her Instagram profile, Faryal has put a link to the JustGiving page she and her husband Amir have set up in aid of Zohra’s family.
The page reads: ‘In memory of Zohra, and the countless others subjected to child abuse and torture, The Amir Khan Foundation is launching the Zohra Shah Child Protection Fund to protect innocent children from human rights violations across Pakistan.’
Helping: Taking to Instagram, Faryal revealed she was offering financial support to the family in the wake of the tragedy
Family: Faryal wrote that she would make sure Zohra’s parents ‘never have to send their daughters to work again’
At the time of publication, £9,799 had been raised out of a donation goal of £50,000.
Zohra sustained injuries to her face, hands, rib cage and legs, in Rawalpindi in Punjab on Sunday and later died.
The police report also said there were wounds on her thighs which were consistent with a sexual assault.
Police said Hassan Siddiqui admitted that he and his wife had battered Zohra after she allowed his ‘expensive pet parrots escape from their cage.’
Donations: On her Instagram profile, Faryal has put a link to the JustGiving page she and her husband Amir have set up in aid of Zohra’s family
The parents – who had employed Zohra to look after their one-year-old child four months ago – were arrested shortly after she was admitted to hospital.
Zohra had left her home some 250 miles to the south in Kot Addu to work at the couple’s home.
Siddiqui is said to have promised her an education in exchange for her work.
The horrifying case has brought the rights of children back into focus in Pakistan, with #JusticeForZohraShah trending on Twitter.
Help: At the time of publication, £9,799 had been raised out of a donation goal of £50,000