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Quetta: Crossing by the busiest road in Quetta city, wearing a black mask, scarf and a police hat, a traffic constable was spotted performing duty in freezing cold weather which caught many by surprise.

Saddia Mazhar

SAHIWAL: Despite the facilities, the female prisoners of Central Jail Sahiwal are not willing to continue their education, JFHR learnt.

According to data availed through Right to Information commonly known as RTI, the Central Jail of Sahiwal hosts 25 female prisoners and all of them are Muslims.

Shazia Mehboob/Mahnoor Qureshi

Islamabad: Social and cultural stigma is cited as a major barrier to accessing prevention and treatment by those suffering from HIV/AIDS epidemic in Pakistan.

Stigma, fear of ostracisation, discrimination and lack of awareness of causes lead to differential of treatment of HIV/AIDS sufferers that is now well recognised and acknowledged after almost over two decades of awareness work.