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 The list of where we fail and what we feel ashamed of is almost endless. Joking and making critical, potentially humiliating comments about a person’s body size or weight is body shaming. Body shaming is ubiquitous, part of our routines and everyday experience. Negative comments about appearance are constant. Body shaming happens with everybody, at least at some point of their life. OMG don't you think you have put on a little weight? Do some exercise… eat this, you look ugly, OMG he is so skinny, how does he even walk. We have all heard and sometimes even used statements like this without realising that, our words are powerful and it can hurt people, maybe the girl you're calling fat is starving herself, she is crying all night thinking about what you said, stress eating that nothing is gonna work on her, no one is going to like her, marry her, she is just a joke for everybody. The boy you call too skinny is maybe beating himself up in the gym to put on a little weight, j...

(2 mins read) A few weeks ago, one of the most famous religious scholar, Maulana Tariq Jamil was again in news. During the PM Imran Khan’s live telethon on the national television, he had held women of Pakistan responsible for the corona-virus pandemic. This invited a great wave of outrage a cross Pakistan.  It’s not the first time that Tariq Jamil(or any orthodox religious leader for that matter) has blamed the women for bringing in a disaster. Earlier women were responsible for earthquakes and now a pandemic.  Their version of religion starts and ends on women’s bodies but sometimes it serves as a mirror when you realize how women’s bodies have historically been used as a political tool against a whole segment of society.  When Tariq Jamil or any religious/political leader calls women the nation’s daughters and puts the burden of modesty on their shoulders, it’s a reminder that the state has created an idea of womanhood and failing to adhere to that will resul...

LAHORE – President of Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Irfan Iqbal Sheikh said that Chinese technological advancement and expertise can help Pakistan to serve as a food basket to this part of the world. “ It has vast fertile land, all weathers and one of the best canal systems but unable to reap fruit from these blessings just because of lack of modern technologies ”. He expressed these views while addressing a six-member high powered trade delegation from China here at the Lahore Chamber on Wednesday. There were countless opportunities for the Chinese investors to invest in the vibrant sectors of economy which include engineering, surgical instruments, pharmaceuticals, value added textiles, leather products, poultry/meat and agriculture machinery etc. he said and asserted that it was important that there should be win-win situation for all the stakeholders. Irfan Iqbal Sheikh said, “ It is the right time to invest in Pakistan ," addi...

(2 mins read) There are a lot of reasons that are cause of major stress all around the world like misinformation about the virus on the internet, rise in the number of cases, changes in our lifestyle, staying home alone, social distancing and many more. If we try to list down the causes there will be huge list of the stressors because of COVID-19. All of the us are focused on erasing the virus and we are not seeing how it’s affecting the mental health of the people. Everyone has a fear of going out in public and getting exposed to the virus. Once the virus is eradicated from the world the new problem is of the psychological issues that people are going to face. As all of the governments have ordered their people to stay at home and stay in isolation is going to affect the mental health of the people a lot. Longer periods of physical isolation, especially if experienced as involuntary, without an adequate and convincing explanation, or accompanied by financial losses can c...

(2 min read) Facebook can determine where users are even if they opt out of having their whereabouts tracked, the company revealed in a letter sent to US Senate. In the missive, which was widely shared on social media Tuesday, Facebook explained ways it can still figure out where people are after they have selected not to share precise location data with the company. The social network, which was responding to a request for information by two senators, contended that knowing a user's whereabouts has benefits ranging from showing ads for nearby shops to fighting hackers and battling misinformation. “ There is no opting out. No control over your personal information ," Republican Senator Josh Hawley said in a tweet. Facebook said that clues for figuring out a user's location include being tagged in a photo at a specific place or a check-in at a location such as at a restaurant during a dinner with friends. People may share an address for purchases at ...

Ever since the start of this century, Pakistan has seen many ups and downs. There were positive and negative things that happened and shaped the collective conscious of the Pakistani people. Starting from 2010 on wards, the following are some of the positive things that happened in Pakistan. (Not exactly in chronological order) 18 th Amendment: When Pakistan People’s Party came to power in 2008 after former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, Pakistan had a semi-Presidential system where a lot of key powers were constituted in the presidency. One of the most celebrated constitutional amendments in the history of this country was the 18 th amendment conducted by the PPP government in 2010. Then President Asif Ali Zardari handed over his powers to the parliament in this historic amendment passed unanimously. The 18 th amendment also dissolved powers from the federation to provinces, making Pakistan a complete constitutional democracy. End of terrorism: ...

(2 min read) The recent wave of Corona virus has been received in a very mixed way by the masses of Pakistan. Some were very cautious of the pandemic and isolated themselves but majority of the people are still seen roaming around in the streets and markets. A barber at a hairdressing facility in Multan mentioned " Sir ye kia hona hai virus se bhala bass imaan kamzor hain logon k " (This virus isn't going to hurt anyways, we just lack faith in Almighty). In the neighborhood, a mosque was getting empty because of the corona-virus fear and the Congregation preachers (تبلیغی جماعت)  started going door to door to invite people for a congregation convincing them that it should not be fear. A fifteen years old boy playing cricket on the street, when told to isolate and not to move around in the streets, mentioned: it's just a propaganda they (the western lobby) wants to isolate us and they tell us not to shake hands even, how can we promote love and peace then? Well ...

(2 min read)          Tips for self quarantine Due to corona virus outbreak people are staying at home, isolating themselves or are in quarantine. Experts say that the policy is about physical distancing, not emotional distancing, so you can stay connected even if you're self isolating yourself. This is 21 st century a world full of technological advancements. Isolation can make us feel depressed, create anxiety, it can also increase the risk of health problems such as heart disease, and make stress and uncertainty harder to handle ( source: Antioxidants and redox signaling ) as corona-virus makes the isolation already faced by elderly much worse, in our society most of the elders do not understand technology that much as the younger people, making isolation harder for themselves, so here are some tips to stay connected: ·        Support the elderly: Many places are organizing ways to get involved (Source:   C...

(2 min read) A Pandemic is the widespread of infectious disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time. People think that epidemic and pandemic is the same thing but there is a slight difference, epidemic is within a certain population but pandemic is a disease that has spread across a large region, for instance multiple continents or worldwide. COVID-19 was an epidemic but now it is a pandemic disease. The history of pandemics that have rocked the world over the last century from Spanish flu to corona-virus commonly called as COVID-19. 1918 just as world war 1 was coming to an end the world was hit by a devastating outbreak of flu, it was caused by a virus thought to have come from birds (source: US centers for disease control and prevention ) it infected 500 million people, about a third of the world’s population, and 50 million died in three waves of infection including a large number of healthy people from the age of 20 a...

(2 mins read) This year the corona virus started to spread in china. The origins of the virus come from the city of china called Wuhan. In the start people were not taking in seriously and it started of affect people in an exponential rate.   There are now almost 314,097 cases of corona all around the world. It caused around 13,566 deaths till now and only 95,874 people have recovered from the virus. If we see the growth of the spread it’s increasing day by day. More and more people are getting infected from the virus. China had the most cases in the start but now the rate by which Italy is getting infected is getting higher. China, Italy and Iran have the greatest number of cases. A week ago, Pakistan had 25 or 26 cases and now number of people infected by corona-virus are 645. We can see the way virus is spreading around the country. How COVID-19 spreads 1.       Person to person spread: This virus usually spreads person to person. It is sp...