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From Oxford University to Kabul, the Story of an Afghan Girl
Freshta Karim is 25 years old. She is from Kabul, Afghanistan. Her family moved to Pakistan after the Taliban took power but she remained in Afghanistan until 2002. Later she went to Britain to study.
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Superb performance of women players in the Super Kabaddi League
Super Kabaddi League was held in Lahore, the capital city of Pakistan’s Punjab province. There were teams of different cities across the country in this league. On the occasion, women Kabaddi also played in a ceremonial match.
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“Women journalists bring a whole new type of journalism”
Kiran Nazish is the founding director for the Coalition For Women In Journalism. She established several media and tech projects at the most prestigious university in Pakistan LUMS and was a professor for International Journalism and Conflict Reporting in India at O. P. Jindal Global University. Ms. Nazish has worked with the New York Times in New York, covered conflict for many years in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Afghanistan and Mexico. Based on her global experience and insight into journalism she felt the need to build the Coalition For Women Journalists of all backgrounds
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“All Women” Restaurant in Pakistan
Hamaida Ali Hazara belongs to one of the most persecuted communities in Pakistan, the Hazara community. She lives in Quetta, the capital city of Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province. Hundreds of Hazaras have been killed in recent years.
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Muniba Mazari: Empowering Women and Girls in Pakistan
Muniba Mazari represents the modern woman in Pakistan. In a conservative country like Pakistan, she has broken the stereotypes. She is a writer, artist, singer, activist and a motivational speaker . The beautiful and attractive young female is also a paraplegic, having lost control of both legs after sustaining injuries in a car accident. Recently, UN Women, the United Nations entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women, named Muniba Mazari as Pakistan’s first female goodwill ambassador to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
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Women entrepreneurs make it big in Pakistan
A colorful exhibition in Islamabad has revealed how women entrepreneurs in Pakistan are making a name for themselves and also generating more revenue for their business.
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Pakistan’s slum children are football heroes
Who would have thought that the poorest of poor children, living on streets and slums of Karachi, would become celebrities in Pakistan.
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