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Cervical cancer silently claims lives

PUBLISHED May 11, 2025 KARACHI: In a patriarchal society, where women’s reproductive health is a hushed affair, the secondary socialisation of young women encourages them to silently endure the suffering that comes with having a womb since physical pain is considered a normal aspect of womanhood. Abiding by this unspoken expectation of stoicism, adolescent girls…

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Letter to Punjab IGP seeks ban on PUBG video game

Official says excessive violence in game triggers aggressive behaviour among youth A Reuters file image. LAHORE: A letter written to the Punjab inspector general of police (IGP) on Saturday sought a ban on online game Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). The letter was penned by SSP Liaqat Ali Malik on the instructions of CCPO Zulfiqar Hameed….

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JI chief issues stern warning to govt to meet public’s demands

Hafiz Naeem reiterated that JI’s politics is focused on obtaining relief for people, whether anyone likes it or not Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan’s leader, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, has called on the government, and Prime Minister to heed the public’s demands. The JI chief emphasised that the ‘time for secretive government actions has passed.’  He said that,  “The government team must come…

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Bananas may vanish from export shelves by 2080, report finds

Climate change is fuelling crop disease and slashing yields for vulnerable farmers Listen to article WORLDWIDE: Climate change could render nearly two-thirds of banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean unsuitable by 2080, threatening the world’s most consumed fruit, according to a new report from Christian Aid. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, stronger storms, and fungal diseases…

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NGO offers transgender people foreign scholarships

Programme will allow selected persons to attend month-long training in host country LAHORE:   While educational opportunities have been few and far between for gender minorities in Pakistan, a local NGO has stepped in to create an international platform for the development of the country’s transgender persons. The Gender Guardian (TGG), a non-governmental organisation working…

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