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There is a saying, “Behind every successful man, there is a woman”. In today’s modern times the role of woman has expanded many folds and
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By ASIF CHAUDHRY LAHORE: Initially, seven doctors mustered up the courage to speak up about certain unidentified people blackmailing them through stolen social media and
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By: Haniya Javed Recently, one of the biggest public universities of Karachi, the University of Karachi (KU), came under the limelight for sexual harassment owing
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