Acid attack victim Sehar Nazir appointed as standing counsel for J&K’s Srinagar district

The decision was taken by the authorities to provide equal opportunities and empower women who have been victims of crime.  

“In a significant move towards ensuring empowerment of victims of crime against women and providing equal opportunities of Growth, Rehabilitation, and Development to an acid attack victim and carving out a respectable place in a society, the government has appointed Ms. Sehar Nazir, Advocate, an acid attack victim, as standing counsel for defending government cases before subordinate Courts at Srinagar,” an order issued by the Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Department said.