Female superhero takes to the screen in a black burka

Wonder Woman and Supergirl now have a Pakistani counterpart in the ranks of female superheroes — and one who shows a lot less skin.

Burka Avenger is a teacher with secret martial arts skills who uses a black burka to hide her identity as she fights local thugs seeking to shut down the girls’ school where she works.

Sadly, it is a battle Pakistanis are all too familiar with in the real world. The Taliban have blown up hundreds of schools and attacked activists in Pakistan’s north west, because they oppose girls’ education. The militants sparked worldwide condemnation last year when they shot 15-year-old activist Malala Yousafzai in an unsuccessful attempt to kill her.