Prominent lawyer and human rights icon of Pakistan, Asma Jahangir's funeral will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore Tuesday afternoon. <br/><br/>Jahangir, who co-founded the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and came to be known as a fearless voice of the marginalised sections of the society, passed away on Sunday after suffering a cardiac arrest. She was 66. <br/><br/>She was known for speaking against human rights violations and her courageous stand against dictatorships. <br/><br/>She was also a vocal opponent of judicial overreach and would often confront the superior judiciary when it would extend its jurisdiction in her opinion.

Prominent lawyer and human rights icon of Pakistan, Asma Jahangir's funeral will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore Tuesday afternoon. <br/><br/>Jahangir, who co-founded the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and came to be known as a fearless voice of the marginalised sections of the society, passed away on Sunday after suffering a cardiac arrest. She was 66. <br/><br/>She was known for speaking against human rights violations and her courageous stand against dictatorships. <br/><br/>She was also a vocal opponent of judicial overreach and would often confront the superior judiciary when it would extend its jurisdiction in her opinion.