A Pakistani woman who was gang-raped in 2002 as punishment for the alleged sins of her brother has spoken to the BBC for the first time. Mukhtar Mai was attacked in the southern Punjab village of Meerwala, allegedly on the orders of village elders, because her younger brother supposedly had a relationship with someone inappropriate. After Ms Mai took the unusual route of seeking justice through court, her case attracted national and international attention. She spoke to BBC Urdu's Nosheen Abbas. I remember everything. It's not something I can forget – it'll always be a part of my life. It happened in 2002. I remember every single thing, even the time it happened. I was sitting…
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