"I thought that this was my national duty, " said Masih, who was wearing a white and red turban and had garlands of flowers around his neck.

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Iqbal Masih from Pakistan, who was recognized posthumously, was a debt slave in a carpet factory who fought for the rights of debt slave children during his life.

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One man, Bilal Masih, even came to a polling station in the central city of Multan dressed in his wedding attire, saying his bride could wait until he voted.

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Rimsha's father, Mizrak Masih, is a Christian.

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