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‘Raised as commandos’: Pakistani sisters brave ridicule, gender bias to pursue competitive weightlifting

Clips of Shafaq, 16, and Khadija, 15, training in Gujranwala have gone viral in the last week, making the Dar sisters overnight media darlings
Their father, a former weightlifter himself, is resolved his daughters will carry forward his legacy and compete in international games

By SUMEERA RIAZ · 25 September 2021