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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 ·

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