Volume VIII, Issue-3, March 2018

March in History Nation celebrates Day 2018 with military parade, gun salutes

March 15, 1955: The biggest contingents of armoured and mech - post-independence irrigation anised infantry held a march-past. project, Kotri Barrage is tanks, including the inaugurated. Al Khalid and Al Zarrar, presented March 23 , 1956: 1956 Constitution gun salutes to the president. Radar is promulgates on . systems and other weapons Iskander Mirza equipped with military tech - sworn in as first President of nology were also rolled out. Pakistan. The NASR missile, the Sha - heen missile, the Ghauri mis - March 23, 1956: Constituent sile system, and the Babur assembly adopts name of Islamic cruise missile were also fea - Republic of Pakistan and first constitution. The nation is celebrating Pakistan A large number of diplomats from tured in the parade. Day 2018 across the country with several countries attended the March 8, 1957: President Various aeroplanes traditional zeal and fervour. ceremony. The guest of honour at Iskandar Mirza lays the belonging to Army Avi - foundation-stone of the State Bank the ceremony was Sri Lankan Pres - Pakistan Day commemorates the ation and Pakistan Air of Pakistan building in . ident Maithripala Sirisena. passing of the Resolution Force demonstrated aer - obatic feats for the March 23, 1960: Foundation of on March 23, 1940, when the All- Contingents of Pakistan Minar-i-Pakistan is laid. India Muslim League demanded a Army, , and audience. Combat separate nation for the Muslims of held a march-past and attack helicopters, March 14, 1972: New education the British Indian Empire. and a salute to the president of as well as skydivers of policy enforced. Free education in Pakistan. Mu - airborne units from the all private and public schools. A joint military parade was held at jahid Anwar Khan led a fly-past as three armed forces, also March 1, 1981: National Parade Ground near the Shakarpar - a salute to the president. demonstrated their population census starts throughout ian hills in to mark the skills. the country. day. Troops from Frontier Corps, , Northern Subsequently, the pa - March 29, 1983: Foundation- Mobile phone services were Light Infantry, Mujahid Battal - rade showcased local stone of Satellite Earth Station is suspended in the capital, where the ion, Tri Services Lady Officers, cultures of the four laid near . annual parade took place. The cere - Tri Services Armed Forces provinces. Cultural delegates and floats March 8, 1998: Population census mony commenced with the recita - Nursing Services, Special from , , begins in the country. tion of Holy Quran. After the Services Group, and President national anthem was played, Presi - Bodyguards also took part in Balochistan, Khyber What’s inside: dent observed the parade. Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit the parade from a jeep. Baltistan and Azad F Awards conferred on 58 ...... Troops from the United Kashmir were fea - Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Arab Emirates (UAE) tured during the F 9 year old Pakistani girl ...... Abbasi, Defence Minister Khurrum participated in the parade ceremony. F President announces 'Tamga... Dastagir, Chief of Army Staff Gen for the first time. The Courtesy: Dawn parade also featured troops F In historic first, a Thari ...... Qamar Javed Bajwa, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, from F KP Govt issues driving ...... Naval Chief Admiral Zafar Mah - . F The first and only Female ...... mood Abbasi and Chairman Joint Following Chief of Staff Committee Zubair the soldiers, F Local news channel claims ..... Mehmood Hayat were also present F Asim Abbasi wins Best...... at the ceremony.

Positive Post is published to project positivity all around Pakistan amongst our youth and the entire nation. Our efforts are to inculcate patriotism and a sense of ownership in them. It is a compilation of news extracted by the students of Mass Communications and Media Studies of Greenwich University. Awards conferred on 58 military, 73 civil personalities Achievements of

President Mamnoon Hussain on Gen Muhammad Abdul Aziz, Maj Pakistani women Friday conferred 58 military and Gen Muhammad Khalil Dar, Maj Sitara-i-Pakistan: Kimihide Ando, highlighted 73 civil awards upon various Gen Shahid Pervaiz, Maj Gen Dr Song Jong-hwan, Sadiq Khan. personalities from different walks of Azhar Naveed Hayat Khan, Maj Sitara-i-Shuja’at: Abdul Ghani in Washington life for their meritorious services in Gen Zafar Ullah Khan, Maj Gen (late), Saif-ur-Rehman (Shaheed), different fields. Syed , Maj Gen Fida retired Capt Syed Ahmad Mobin , Asma Jahangir Hussain Malik, Maj Gen Hafeez Zaidi (Shaheed), Zahid Mehmood and Malala Yousafzai are not The awards were given away in a Ur Rahman, Maj Gen Muhammad Gondal (Shaheed), Muhammad mentioned at the Pakistan special investiture ceremony held Ihsan Ullah, Maj Gen Syed Ashraf Noor (Shaheed), Hamid Embassy except on a special at the Presidency on the occasion Muhammad Adnan, Maj Gen Sabir (Shaheed), Maulana occasion and Wednesday night of Pakistan Day. The ceremony was Mohammad Waseem Ashraf, Maj Hassan Jan (Shaheed), Dr Mufti was one; it was the Interna - attended by ministers, parliamen - Gen Muhammad Kaleem Asif, Maj Muhammad Sarfraz Naeemi (Sha - tional Women’s Day. tarians, services’ chiefs, diplomats, Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Maj heed), Fuad Asadullah Khan and high-ranking civil and military Gen Sardar Tariq Aman, Maj Gen Ghulam Nabi Memon. officials and people belonging to Tahir Masood Bhutta, Maj Gen Sitara-i-Imtiaz: Zia Chishti, Ashar different walks of life. Sohail Hafeez, Maj Gen Mazhar Aziz, Makhdum Ali Chishty, Saira Ishaq, Maj Gen Salah Ud Din Afzal Tarar, Ashtar Ausaf Ali, Mian Prominent and human Qasim and Air Vice Marshal Shah Muhammad Abdullah, Aftab Sul - rights activist Asma Jahangir, who Masroor Hussain. tan, Zameer Muhammad Ch, has recently died, and renowned Zahid Bashir, Muhammad Ali urologist Dr Adeeb Rizvi were Sitara-i-Basalat: Commodore Tabba and Shahzad Roy. awarded Nisah-i-Imtiaz. Adnan Khaliq, Brig Khalid Farid, President’s Award for : Dr Mohammad Faheem, Salman Alvi, (late), Harris Khalique, Pakistan’s first woman Foreign Amin Hafeez, Muhammad Nawaz Secretary Tehmina Janjua was Raza, Najia Rasool and Retd Brig the chief guest on the occasion. Javed Ahmed Satti. She paid rich tribute to women leaders of the freedom move - Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam: Afzal ment — Rana Liaquat Ali Khan. Khan and Shaista Ikramullah among them. In her speech, she Tamgha-i-Shuja’at: Haji Abu Bakar (late), Abdul Rehman, focused on the achievements of Muhammad Mustaqeem women in the foreign service Following are the recipients of Capt Faisal Javeed Sheikh ((PN), (Shaheed), Muhammad Amin where they proved that women Military awards: Lt Col Tauqeer Haider (Shaheed), Khan (Shaheed), Muhammad could be as good diplomats as Fayyaz Ather Asmat Ali (Shaheed), Nadeem men, if not better. Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military): Air Malik (Shaheed), Maj Faheem Tanveer (Shaheed), Muhammad Marshal Aasim Zaheer, Air Badshah Afridi, Maj Muhammad Aslam (Shaheed), Irfan Mehmood “There were once only four Marshal Shahid Akhtar, Rear (Shaheed), Maj Mu - (Shaheed), retd Col Safdar women on the top floor but Admiral Habib ur Rehman dasar Sagheer (Shaheed), Capt Hussain, Syed Pir Muhammad now there’re many,” she said. Qureshi, Rear Admiral Dr Nassar Syed Junaid Ali Arshad (Shaheed), Shah, Muhammad Irfan (Shaheed), “In this year’s batch, there are Ikram, Maj Gen Iftekhar Hussain, Sub Saeed Khan (Shaheed), Naib Hamid Tauqeer (Shaheed), 70 per cent women and 30 per Maj Gen Muhammad Salim Sub Muhammad Ali, Hav Atta Ur Muhammad Arshad (Shaheed), cent men, forcing some to sug - Jehangir, Maj Gen Rehman (Shaheed), Sep Sajid Ali Muhammad Azeem Fareedi gest positive discrimination in Sheikh, Maj Gen Shamrez Khan, (Shaheed) and chef Nazakat Ali. (Shaheed), Maqbool Rehman favour of men.” Rear Admiral Sajid Wazir Khan, (Shaheed), Malik Gul Akbar Khan Following are the recipients of Civil Maj Gen Safdar Abbas, Air Vice (Shaheed), Malik Gul Shah Ali Ms Janjua said most Pakistani Marshal Noor Abbas, Maj Gen awards: Khan (Shaheed), Malik Haji ambassadors dealing with secu - Khalid Hussain Asad, Maj Gen Muhammad Amin, Akhtar Munir rity issues in sensitive places Najm us Saqib Khan, Maj Gen Nishan-i-Imtiaz: Asma Jahangir Afridi (Shaheed), Taj Alam Tariq Hussain, Rear Admiral (late), Dr Adeeb ul Hassan Rizvi. (Shaheed) Naik Jabeen Khan were women. “In Vienna, deal - Naveed Ahmed Rizvi, Maj Gen (Shaheed), Syed Abdul Ali Shah ing with the nuclear issues, in Kamran Ali, Maj Gen Manzoor Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam: Dr Shawki and Ishrat Hussain Bhatti. at the United Nations Ahmed, Maj Gen Moazzam Ejaz, Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam. in New York, in Brussels deal - Rear Admiral Asif Hameed, Maj Tamgha-i-Imtiaz: Dr Nadeem Jan, ing with the European Union Gen Amer Nadeem, Rear Admiral Hilal-i-Imtiaz: Mohammad Anwar Professor Muhammad Shamim and in Australia, and even in Ahmed Saeed, Maj Gen Nadeem Habib, Aslam Hayat, Tariq Mah - Khan, Osama Ahmed Warriach Washington and London, we Zaki, Maj Gen Asif Ali, Maj Gen mud, Dr Anjum Tauqir, Munir (late), Masood-Ul-Mulk, Khurram have or have had women am - Muhammad Arif, Maj Gen Ahmad Qureshi (Munnoo Bhai) Khan and Fiza Shah. bassadors,” she said. Shaheen Mazhar Mehmood, Maj (late), Nayyar Ali Dada, retired Jus - Courtesy: Dawn Courtesy: Dawn tice Saiduzzaman Siddiqui (late). 2 9 year old Pakistani girl scales 5,000m peak in Hunza

A nine-year-old Pakistani girl has peaks: Mingling Sar (6,050 metres), While the mountaineering become the youngest to scale the followed by Spantik Peak (7,027 community has welcomed the 5,765-metre-high Quz Sar Peak in metres) and then Broad Peak feat, some have raised concerns Shimshal Valley, Hunza. (8,051 metres), the 12th highest about the safety of children at mountain in the world. such altitudes. However, Se - Hailing from Abbottabad, Selena lena's father, a fitness trainer, Khawaja, in her first detailed inter - "I aim to climb all these peaks this believes he has trained his view, told Gulf News she has a spe - year," Selena said with great deter - daughter sufficiently. He also cial love for scaling peaks. The mination. takes special care of her diet. nine-year-old said she had felt "great" reaching the summit on Recalling a testing experience from A fifth-grader with a passion for "At age nine, she is way more fit February 21. her latest triumph, Selena recalled: outdoor activities, she started train - than a casual 20 year-old," he said. "At 5,000 metres, I felt slight alti - ing at the age of eight in the moun - Selena was accompanied by her fa - tude sickness but my training and tains of Miranjani and Makra. In 2019, when she will be 10, Se - ther, Yousaf Khawaja, expedition the support of my father helped me lena aims to become the youngest guide Wazir Baig, porter Arif Baig overcome it soon." "I have scaled Miranjani at least 45 girl to conquer Everest. Through and other team members during times. It is nearly 3,000 metres her exploits, she wishes to inspire the expedition. It took them more Selena who has been titled the high," the nine-year-old recalled. "I young kids to "aim high, work hard than 10 days to summit Quz Sar, of "Mountain Princess" by Pakistan's have summited the 4,000-metre and achieve your goals." which seven were dedicated to the mountaineering community, has Makra Peak around 3 times," she Courtesy:www.Pakistantoday.com hike. now set her sights on three more added. Violence drops for third straight year President announces 'Tamga-i-Azam' President Mamnoon Hussain, in his speech, welcomed the Sri Lankan president, and troops from , Jordan, and the UAE to the parade.

He said that cooperation for inter - national peace is the base of the country's foreign policy. Islamabad also extends a hand of cooperation to the regional countries but taking country under operations Raddul Deaths and injuries linked to mili - offensives as well as some attempts the gesture as a weakness will be a Fasad and Zarb-i-Azb and an - tancy have dropped in Pakistan for to block the militants' sources of dangerous mistake, the president nounced a medal "Tamga-i-Azam" the third consecutive year, with 21 funding. Those efforts were in the added. for those who rendered sacrifices per cent fewer incidents in 2017 spotlight again when a global terror for restoration of peace. than in the previous year, a security financing monitor voted last month He paid tribute to the founders of The president also awarded 141 think-tank says. to put Pakistan on a watchlist. the country who made the creation Pakistani citizens and foreign na - of Pakistan possible and empha - But the remnants of militant tionals for their services in fields in - Some 2,057 people were killed and sised the importance of peace and groups are still able to carry out pe - cluding science, literature, arts, 2,074 wounded for a total of 4,131 stability for the country's progress. riodic bloody attacks. Washington sports and media, casualties over the year, according to He also paid a rich tribute to the has also increased pressure on Pak - reported. a report by the Islamabad-based martyrs of the Pakistan movement. Centre for Research and Security istan in recent weeks, freezing mil - itary aid amid accusations that Deceased human rights lawyer Studies read on Wednesday. That President Hussain strongly con - Islamabad has refrained from Asma Jahangir was among those continued the trend from 2016, in demned India for its irresponsible clamping down on militant groups honoured. She received the Nis - which 2,613 people lost their lives behaviour, denouncing the Indian such as the Haqqani network and han-i-Pakistan, the highest civilian due to violence and 1,714 were in - army's attacks from across the Line the Afghan Taliban. honour, for her struggle for democ - jured. In 2015, 4,647 people were of Control and Working Boundary. racy and advocacy for human killed and 1,927 injured, the group's "The only solution to the dispute of The report warned that even with rights. figures show. the security improvement new mil - Kashmir is providing the right of itant groups have appeared in the self-determination to the Kashmiri The Pakistan Day parade had re - The dramatic improvement in secu - country. people, and Pakistan will continue sumed in 2015 after a gap of seven rity came after the army launched to play its role in this regard," he years and was seen as a manifesta - an operation in June 2014 to wipe It also said that the militant Islamic said, condemning Indian troops in tion of the military's show of out militant bases in the northwest - State (IS) group had claimed re - held-Kashmir for their atrocities. strength in the wake of a shocking ern tribal areas and end a bloody in - sponsibility for attacks that left at attack in 2014 on the Army Public Talking about anti-terrorism oper - surgency that has cost thousands of least 143 people dead, while a School (APS) in Peshawar, which ations in the country, he lauded the civilian lives since 2004. branch of Sunni group Lashkar-e- left 150 dead, including 132 armed forces as well as the nation Jhangvi claimed 99 fatalities. schoolchildren. It has involved a series of military for eliminating terrorism from the Courtesy: The Nation Courtesy: Dawn 3 In historic first, a Thari Hindu woman has been elected to the Senate Kumari, a rights activist belonging lord of Kunri of Umerkot district. to the Kohli community from the They were set free in a police raid remote village of Dhana Gam in on the farmland of their employer. Nagarparkar, was selected as a can - She started her primary education didate for a Senate seat by the Pak - initially from Talhi village of istan Peoples Party (PPP). Umerkot district and then the Tando Kolachi area of Mirpurkhas Kumari was elected to a reserved district. seat for women from Sindh, along with Quratulain Marri. Her parents facilitated her and her brother Veerji’s studies and aca - She was selected for the third PPP lawmaker from Thar Dr "I feel delighted, this was unthink - demic activities despite the hard Mehergarh Human Rights Youth Mahesh Kumar Malani, when con - able for me, to reach the Senate," days they had been facing. Leadership Training Camp held in tacted by Dawn earlier, was hopeful Kumari told The Associated Press. 2007 in Islamabad during which that Kumari, a Kolhi girl from the She attributes her success to her she covered an overview of people’s family of the valiant freedom "I will continue to work for the parents, who encouraged her to movements in the world, history of fighter Rooplo Kolhi would be rights of the oppressed people, es - pursue her education and eventually social movements in Pakistan and a elected. pecially for the empowerment of helped her to earn a university thorough understanding of the gov - women, their health and educa - degree. ernance system in the country. She Rooplo Kolhi had waged a war tion," she said. also learned strategic planning and against the invading British colo - She was married off to Lal Chand, tools for bringing social change. nialist forces when they had at - Ratna Bhagwandas Chawla from a student of the Sindh Agriculture tacked Sindh from Nagarparkar Jacobabad was the first Hindu Unive¬rsity, Tandojam, in 1994, After completing the training, she side in 1857. Subsequently, he was woman to be elected to the Senate when she was 16 and a class IX stu - worked for the Youth Civil Action arrested and hanged by the British on a PPP ticket in March 2006. dent. She continued her studies Progr¬amme to identify cases of on August 22, 1858. after the marriage to get a postgrad - bonded labour and conducted case Born on Feb 1, 1979, Kumari uate degree in sociology from the studies focusing women under Kumari, who worked the fields (lovingly called Kishoo Bai by her University of Sindh. bondage, organised workshops and alongside her parents as a child, will parents) had a tough childhood seminars on bonded labour, sexual take the oath of office later this when she along with her family She started taking part in social ac - harassment at workplace and other month alongside some of the members and relatives were held for tivities in 2005 by organising and human and women’s rights issues biggest landowners in the country. three years as bonded labour in a pri - participating in different seminars and contributed write-ups to vari - Courtesy: Dawn vate jail allegedly owned by the land - in Tharparkar. ous newspapers. Meet four female motorcyclists who speed past stereotypes in Pakistan every day 4 Pakistani women share the joys day; today we fill the bike for Rs500 and pains of being a female biker on and it lasts us a good 15 days!" says the streets of Lahore and Faisalabad Naeem after a quick back-of-the- envelope calculation. Naeem Sajjad is a happy man these days. Since his wife, Ayesha Naeem, In its second phase now since early started riding the motorbike nearly 2018, the WoW programme will four months ago, his life has become provide more than 3,000 customised quite a breeze. motorcycles at subsidised rates gets from passersby. through a balloting process. "I hope which include a passport-sized pho - Ayesha Naeem enjoys the independ - my name comes in the draw," says tograph, a valid CNIC, Punjab ence that comes with owning and Pakistan is no different where Naeem excitedly. domicile certificate, Matriculation riding a motorcycle women’s mobility outside the home certificate and a signed affidavit stat - is severely restricted by both social She thinks she fits well within the ing that her or her guardian's maxi - As for Sajjad's wife, 35-year old norms and legitimate safety con - criteria of falling between the ages mum income does not exceed Ayesha Naeem, mother of four, she cerns. A 2014 study states that 78% of 18-40, possessing a valid license. Rs30,000. is loving all the attention she gets on of women in Karachi “experienced Her other documents are ready, too, the road. sexual harassment or felt harassed or She has been saving and is ready uncomfortable.” with not just the Rs3,000 (a non-re - With her youngest, a year-and-a- fundable application fee that has to half daughter tucked in a baby car - Motorbikes more economical than be submitted to the Bank of Punjab rier (which she says she bought from public transport branches) and the down payment of the landa bazaar for Rs50) harnessed Rs27,000. to her chest and her older three be - "Before I learnt to ride the bike, I hind her, she surfs around town en - would take a rickshaw. The mini - "I think we will be able to manage joying the thumbs-up and smiles she mum fare I'd spend was Rs100 in a Contd. on pg. 6 4 KP Govt issues driving licences to 15 British High Commission announces annual transgender persons Asma Jahangir Scholarship The British High Commission on Fire is one of them. Thursday announced a scholarship to pay tribute to Asma Jahangir, the The Pakistani writer's seventh novel iconic human rights lawyer and ac - Home Fire is a contemporary re- tivist who passed away last month. imagining of the Greek tragedy The announcement was made at a Antigone, and one of the writers ceremony held in connection with she will be contending against is International Women's Day, which Arundhati Roy who has been nom - is being celebrated across the world. inated for her book The Ministry of Utmost Happiness.

The Women's Prize For Fiction is the UK’s most prestigious annual Marking a first in the history of whereas the rest of applications book award for fiction written by a , the provin - would be processed gradually, he woman. The list, which was an - cial government on Monday issued added. nounced today on International driving licences to 15 transgender Women's Day, "honours both new persons, DawnNewsTV reported. After getting the first ever driving and well-established writers and a licence issued to a transgender range of genres, spanning four con - The licences were issued to trans - person in KP, Farzana said this The Asma Jahangir Scholarship will tinents and including six debut nov - gender persons at a ceremony held development will pave ways for be awarded to a top female candi - els," reads the website. in Peshawar, where SSP Traffic transgenders to earn a respectable date who has been selected for the Yasir Khan Afridi distributed the livelihood. British government-funded The shortlist for the award will be licences among them. Chevening Awards programme announced on April 23. She said that most of her commu - every year. Speaking at the occasion, Afridi nity members were fed up of danc - Last year, Kamila Shamsie was briefed the audience that 300 trans - ing and therefore searching for 16 books have made it to the longlisted for The Man Booker genders had applied for driving alternate professions. Women's Prize For Fiction longlist Prize licences. In the first phase, 15 trans - Courtesy: Dawn and Kamila Shamsie's book Home Courtesy: Dawn genders were licensed to drive

Inclusive spirit marks Karachi's Aurat March

The inclusive spirit of the Aurat The presence of students was par - March on Thursday attracted thou - ticularly marked. Schools and uni - sands to gather and support the versities both had made efforts to cause of women empowerment and bring their student body to the recognise their struggle through march for a cause that required centuries. equal participation of men and women. Held to mark International Women’s Day, Aurat March did not Some of the children were seen in just grace the public spaces in school uniforms, while the univer - people understand the importance defend their rights. Representatives Karachi; similar marches were held sity students could be found scrawl - of women’s empowerment.” of the Dalit community criticised in Lahore and Islamabad. ing away and making signs for the human rights groups for failing to march. The participation of marginalised report the harassment and sexual The march in Karachi first had a va - minority groups was also empha - abuse Dalits were facing as well as riety of speeches and skits, poetry Usama, a second-year student, sised. One such community was the forced conversions. Members of the and songs at the Frere Hall after spoke about how his university had transgender community who hud - Christian community were also which the participants embarked on provided transport facilities to stu - dled together initially, but once they present in great numbers and raised the march. dents to participate in the lecture. realised the space provided was safe their voice for women of all reli - He spoke about how he witnessed and accepting, started to mingle gions to be given security from the No particular group or organisation the many ways in which women around. When asked as to what state and society which they de - was responsible for the march. were disadvantaged. “Even at home they wished others would recognise served. I see how differently I am treated as about their community, their simple Under the banner of ‘Hum Aurtein’ compared to my sisters. They do not answer was: “A trans woman is also Freedom, respect, the right to live different women from diverse enjoy the liberties I enjoy and their a woman. And so we are here to on their own terms, an end to vio - classes, ethnicities and sections of consent is downplayed. This is why fight for our rights.” lence against women, economic and society came together and the cul - to empower themselves women reproductive justice, reclaiming mination of their efforts translated must take advantage of movements Representatives of lady health public spaces and making streets into an overwhelming support irre - like these. Change can never be workers who face threats and ha - safe for women, were some of the spective of class, gender and socio- radical but it will be slow and it is rassment as well as economic un - demands put forward at the march. economic background. such movements that will make certainty were also present to Courtesy: Dawn 5 The First And Only Female Kickboxing Instructor In Pakistan

"I doubt there is any sport which I and more people are learning about have not tried my hand at,” says her, there are other girls too coming Rameesha Shahid, the first and to the academy to learn and train in only female kickboxing instructor kickboxing. “Of course they have in Pakistan. “But kickboxing kind their reservations. They ask many of stuck with me.” questions before joining as do their parents, especially their mothers, There are around 15 to 18 girls in about developing muscles like men workout gear in her morning class. or gaining weight, breaking bones, “I have around 30 female students,” getting scars on the face, etc. she says. “The rest take my evening class.” Rameesha teaches kickbox - Since she is started, more and more ing in two shifts at the K7 Fitness people are learning about her, there & Kickboxing Academy in Karachi. tised their , which helped me also close to my home. I decided to are other girls too coming to the And when she is free from her become good at too. I was pay it a visit,” she says. academy to learn and train in kick - classes, you will find her cycling even selected for the women’s na - boxing. It was one year of tough practice with ‘Critical Mass’ or maybe tional team as a teenager when I before she graduated as a master. horseriding. Check for her on the went for trials but then when I “But we don’t throw them into the cricket field, too. “I just can’t remain heard that that would mean giving Rameesha was really impressed by sparring ring immediately. We work still. I have to be doing something up my studies or wasting a year or the skill of the other kickboxers on their fitness first. Sparring comes and it has to be some sort of physi - two due to our busy schedule, I there. “They were serious practi - after building of confidence too. cal activity,” she says. Sometimes dropped the idea of playing profes - tioners of the sport, I wanted to join Then it also involves wearing head, she also sneaks into the children’s sionally. Now I only play Ramazan them,” she says. But they had no chest and shin guards. Besides, only gym classes at K7 to pick up tips on Cricket with ‘KheloKricket’,” she other female student. Still, seeing those who I think have the poten - gymnastics. Then you’ll find her adds. her interest, the chief instructor, tial are allowed to spar,” she says. doing headstands, handstands and In school, Rameesha discovered Master Jamil Chandio, who himself cartwheels! Taekwondo. “I must have been 10 is an international fighter and a Meanwhile, the instructor herself multiple-time national champion, isn’t invincible either. “I get bruises “Everyone’s been calling me then. And I earned my black belt took her on as a student. all the time. My parents are pretty ‘tomboy’ since I was little,” Ramee - when I was 14 in Class Eight,” she much used to them now,” she says sha smiles. “We used to live in a says. Rameesha’s specialty is break - “I just can’t remain still. I have to be laughing. “Sometime back I was joint family near Hill Park in ing ice and bricks. doing something and it has to be trying a jumpkick and a new com - Karachi. My cousins and I had this some sort of physical activity,” she Having a solid base in martial arts, bination when I landed awkwardly pastime of uphill cycling or watch - says. Sometimes she also sneaks she had no problem switching to on the floor and almost fractured ing World’s Most Amazing Videos into the children’s gym classes at K7 kickboxing later. “I was googling my right ankle. I have also dislo - on AXN and trying to reenact them to pick up tips on gymnastics. Then badass sports one day and kickbox - cated my wrist once,” she says. But ourselves,” she says. you’ll find her doing headstands, ing came up. I thought it should be such things don’t bother Rameesha handstands and cartwheels! I earned my black belt when I was fun. There were very few clubs or very much. “I am always back at the academy for practice the next day 14 in Class Eight,” she says. academies here offering kickboxing. It was one year of tough practice whatever the injury might be,” she But then I stumbled upon K7 Fit - before she graduated as a master. “The older boys in the family always says. ness & Kickboxing Academy. It is Now since she is there and more wanted me to bowl as they prac - near Zamzama Park, which was Courtesy: Dawn

Perween Rahman: The Rebel Optimist has won Contd: Meet four female motorcyclists an award at the 6th Nepal Human Rights the 12 installments of Rs1,856 International Film Festival monthly," says Naeem. Perween Rahman: The Rebel Optimist has won an award at the Oglers, eve-teasers and harassers 6th Nepal Human Rights Interna - beware tional Film Festival that concluded on Saturday. Naeem is lucky not to have invited any negative attention but there are More than 60 films from across the women who worry the idea is too world were selected for screening far-fetched in a society that does not during the four-day international Perween Rahman: The Rebel Opti - allow women to leave their homes. film festival held in Kathmandu. mist captures the life and work of the architect, urban planner and a 36-year-old single mother Safina However, taking care of women's The 67-minute documentary committed social activist who Hussain, who decided to resume her safety inside the public transport is directed by Mahera Omar received worked fearlessly for the less studies after her divorce, often rides really not dealing with the harass - the Special Jury Mention Award in privileged in Karachi. She was her brother's bike to the university ment issue completely.needs our the non-fiction category. killed in a targeted attack on March or to drop off the kids to school. But help!" he says. 13, 2013. many of her Courtesy: image.com Courtesy: Dawn 6 Local news channel claims to have hired first transgender news anchor

Local news channel Kohenoor census results, the transgender com - News claimed to be the first in the munity in Pakistan numbers country to have hired a transgender 10,418. The Supreme Court has woman as a news anchor. designated transgender people as a third gender, which under law Maavia Malik, who launched her should afford them protection, but career in the entertainment indus - in practice, incidents of violence try as a model, was first seen on and discrimination against mem - Kohenoor News during a Pakistan bers of the community are still ram - Day news transmission on March pant, Kamran Arif, vice president of 23. the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan told AP in The news quickly went viral on 2016. social media, with many users appreciating the move and congrat - gender Persons (Protection of In February, the Khyber As outcasts, Pakistan's transgender ulating Malik. Rights) Bill 2017, empowering Pakhtunkhwa government issued people are often forced into beg - members of the transgender com - driving licenses to trans people for ging, dancing and even prostitution Dawn.com has reached out to munity to determine their own the first time in history, days after to earn money, and find it difficult Malik for a comment on the matter. gender identity. If it goes on to which 40 members of the trans to find gainful employment. They She has yet to speak about the become a law, the bill will enable community took oath as members also live in fear of attacks, causing development herself. trans people to be recognised as of the scouting community for the most to either change their names they perceive themselves and regis - first time. or use only one name to give them Earlier this month, the Senate ter with government offices as anonymity in their society. unanimously approved the Trans - transgenders. According to 2017 provisional Courtesy: Dawn Resilient Karachiites brave scorching heat, Asim Abbasi wins Best Director award for Cake security checks to welcome PSL at UK Asian Film Festival

sim Abbasi's directorial debut has and media around the world. bagged him the Best Director award at the UK Asian Film Festi - Cake stars Aamina Sheikh and val London. The festival had hosted Sanam Saeed as sisters, while a special gala screening of the movie Adnan Malik, Mohammed Ahmed on March 20, followed by a Q&A and Beo Zafar also play prominent with some of the cast members and roles. Faris Khalid and Hira Hus - Thousands of spectators endured peaceful country and Pakistan will Abbasi himself. sain will feature as narrators of the long queues and navigated stringent play role in sports,” said 24-year-old film. security checkpoints hours ahead of spectator Hamza Yousuf Shah, who "Oh wow! So humbled and moved. a high profile cricket match on was waiting in one of several long Thank you @cometoUKAFF for The story unravels when the health Sunday in Karachi, the first time in queues to get into the stadium. the honour," he wrote on Twitter. of the Jamali's family's ageing patri - nine years that it has hosted a game arch deteriorates and his eldest BBC broadcast journalist, Attika daughter, Zareen (Sheikh) is forced of such stature. “Pakistan is full of cricket fans and Choudhary accepted the award on to reconnect with her sister, Zara it's a great thing that cricket is back his behalf. (Saeed) on her return from Lon - At least 8,000 security personnel in Pakistan, hopefully, it will be a don. that also included armed soldiers success,” said 16-year-old cricket The UK Asian Film Festival offers guarded the 27,000 capacity Na - enthusiast Ria Martin. tional Stadium where Peshawar an eclectic mix of films, interviews, Cake became the first Pakistani Zalmi will take on Islamabad masterclasses, workshops, live per - movie to have a world premiere at Love of the game also brought 14- United in the third PSL final. formances, visual arts exhibitions London's Leicester Square earlier year-old Maaz Ahmed, who uses a and an annual short film competi - this month and is scheduled for re - wheelchair, to the ground. “It's (the PSL final) giving a mes - tion. The festival provides a unique lease in Pakistan on March 30. sage to the world that Pakistan is a Courtesy: Dawn platform for Asians working in film Courtesy: image.com 7 2018 finally came to an end

The Pakistan Super League 2018 other end. The amazing crowd also finally came to an end and Islam - cheered every single run, boundary abad United won their second title and in the match. in three years. The match was one-sided for most of the time as Peshawar clawed their way back in the winners of 2016 edition domi - by dismissing him and Islamabad nated with the ball but they were all were losing its grip with the differ - over the place with the bat. This was ence between the runs required and one of the most riveting Twenty20 the number of balls coming closer. matches in recent time. Then the most memorable moment of the match happened as the drop The grand finale in Karachi was catch by and a being dubbed as the “Kamran six-run overthrow by one of the to you and that’s what happened the batsmen and troubled them by Akmal vs Luke Ronchi Show” but Zalmi fielders brought Islamabad with Islamabad United and it nearly varying their line and length. it never happened as the Pakistani closer to glory. Hassan Ali came on cost them the championship. batsman, who batted brilliantly to bowl and was hit for three Like Zalmi, the middle order of throughout this year’s edition, was consecutive sixes in the over. Chasing 149 to win PSL 3, Luke Islamabad also collapsed as Farhan dismissed cheaply. Moreover, he Ronchi and Sahibzada Farhan went watched the fall from the also took a needless review which Faheem Ashraf brought them went in favor of the United team. home by hitting the ball into the stands of ’s bowling. Liam Dawson and Chris Jordan were back in the pavilion after scor - Throughout history we have seen of ing 30s and the middle order could the greatest cricket matches. It was not contribute much to the score - being said that PSL 2018 would card as skipper Darren Sammy, live up to its expectations, which it Saad Nasim, Umaid Asif and did. The crowd was amazing and Hassan Ali failed to even score in the atmosphere made it even better. double figures. Let’s hope we get to see many such riveting encounters in the future. Just when it looked like the title is Courtesy: Dawn slipping away from the defending champions, Wahab Riaz played a all guns blazing and kept hitting the late cameo which would give them Zalmi bowlers to all parts of the something to defend. His 28 run ground but the situation changed knock, which included four bound - dramatically as the Kiwi batsman aries and a maximum, took the side was dismissed after scoring his half to 148/9. .

Everyone knew that it was going to We have to credit Darren Sammy. be a riveting run chase as batting He always kept reminding his side second in a final – whether it is a that they can still do this and his domestic or international competi - players were clearly motivated by tion – is never an easy. Pressure gets him. They kept piling pressure on

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