Burka Avenger is Pakistan's first female superhero

Back off Batman, and step aside Supergirl, because there's a new superhero in town taking Pakistan by storm - the Burka Avenger!

The Burka Avenger is an amazing action-comedy animated TV series that follows the adventures of the Burka Avenger and three young kids in the imaginary city of Halwapur as they fight the evil Baba Bandook and his henchmen.

The new hero is Pakistan's first ever female superhero.

Jiya is a schoolteacher who turns into the Burka Avenger to defend her young students from baddies who are trying to destroy their school.

The show has become a big hit in Pakistan, which has never had an animated series before.

The Burka Avenger's message is especially important for kids in Pakistan, where girls are not always given the right to an education.

In 2010, schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai was shot by the Taliban after campaigning for girls to get better access to education.

Burka Avenger is the creation of Haroon Rashid, one of Pakistan's most famous and best selling pop music artists.

Haroon says: "Burka Avenger is a cartoon superhero, but for me, Malala is a real-life hero."

From CBBC newsround

The Burka Avenger is an amazing action-comedy animated TV series that follows the adventures of the Burka Avenger and three young kids in the imaginary city of Halwapur as they fight the evil Baba Bandook and his henchmen.

The Burka Avenger TV series comprises of 13 episodes of 22 minutes each. Featuring guest appearances and original songs from some of the biggest musical acts from across South Asia (including Ali Zafar, Haroon, Ali Azmat, Josh and many others), Burka Avenger is a must see for kids and adults alike.

The main goals of the Burka Avenger TV series are to make people laugh, to entertain and to send out positive social messages to the youth.

Get to know Jiya

Separated from her parents at a young age, Jiya was adopted by a wise old Kabbadi Master, Kabaddi Jan. He took her under his wing and taught her theart of Takht Kabaddi, a new kind of fighting style where books and pens are primarily used as weapons in conjunction with a variety of karate moves. To the locals, she is known simply as the demure school teacher but whenever evil is afoot, she takes on her alter identity, Burka Avenger and uses theTakht Kabaddi to defeat her enemies. As the Burka Avenger, she uses theBurka to hide her true identity, which no one knows except for herffather,Kabaddi Jan.

From http://www.burkaavenger.com/about