LAHORE: Maavia Malik on Saturday became Pakistan’s first ever transgender newscaster after making first appearance on a local channel. Pakistan based BBC journalist Shiraz Hassan announced via his Twitter account. #Pakistan first transgender news caster on screen now – Maavia Malik pic.twitter.com/uXJipyrEfL — Shiraz Hassan (@ShirazHassan) March 23, 2018 This is not the first time Maavia has made history. Earlier on March 18, Malik became the first transgender model to grace the PFDC Sunsilk Fashion week. “It is such an honor for me to represent my community on such a prestigious platform. I know I should be nervous but I’m not. I’m so happy to finally fulfill this lifelong dream of mine,” Maavia had said after her appearance at the Fashion show.