Overview
- The actor shared an Instagram video in a blue UNICEF shirt, stressing every child’s right to learn, be healthy, live safely and have a voice.
- She called on the public to “turn Pakistan blue” and to come together to protect children’s rights.
- Reporting cites UNICEF figures of 19 million child brides in Pakistan and notes that more than half of adolescent girls become pregnant before 18.
- UNICEF cautions that eliminating child marriage could take decades without urgent, targeted interventions.
- Appointed in 2024 as UNICEF Pakistan’s National Ambassador for Child Rights, Qamar pledged advocacy on child marriage, education, mental health, gender equality, climate impacts, violence and poverty, with UNICEF’s Abdullah Fadil publicly praising her role.