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Blogs
Mutton Chops Recipe
<p><span style="font-size: 16px;">Delicious Mutton chops recipe, all portioned ingredients will be delivered by Careeb to your doorstep.&nbsp;</span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 16px;">Duration: 1hr : 30 Mins ( 3 hours marination time)</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 16px;">Serving: 2</span></b></p><p><b><br></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 16px;">Direction:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">1.<span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-size: 18pt !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; font-size: 18pt !important;"></span><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">In a bowl, mix together the beaten yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, corriander, red chilli, turmeric and garam masala powders, green chillies and salt to taste.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">2.<span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-size: 18pt !important;"></span><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">Add the mutton chop pcs.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">3.<span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-size: 18pt !important;"></span><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">Mix well so that the chops are coated well with the marinade.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">4.<span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-size: 18pt !important;"></span><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">Marinate for 3 hours.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">5.<span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-size: 18pt !important;"></span><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">Put the mutton chops{no water required} in a pressure cooker and pressure cook till done.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">6.<span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-size: 18pt !important;"></span><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">Dry the gravy in the mutton chops on clean kitchen paper towels.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">7.<span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-size: 18pt !important;"></span><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">Remove each piece and keep aside.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">8.<span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-size: 18pt !important;"></span><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">Beat an egg in a bowl using an electric beater until light and fluffy.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">9.<span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-size: 18pt !important;"></span><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">Just before serving, dip each mutton chop piece in the beaten egg.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">10.<span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-size: 18pt !important;"></span><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">Heat oil in a wok.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">11.<span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-size: 18pt !important;"></span><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">Shallow fry the mutton chops that have been dipped in the beaten egg now in the oil until browned on either side.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">12.<span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-size: 18pt !important;"></span><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">Drain on clean paper towels to remove excess oil.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">13.<span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-size: 18pt !important;"></span><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">Transfer the drained mutton chops in a serving platter.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">14.<span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-size: 18pt !important;"></span><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">Garnish with onion slices and sliced lemon pcs.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">15.<span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-size: 18pt !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; font-size: 18pt !important;"></span><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.5pt;">Serve immediately with a green chutney of your choice.</span></font></p><p><br></p>
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Roasted Mince Recipe
<p><span style="font-size: 16px;">Roasted Mince (bhuna qeema) is perfect traditional dish.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Duration: 30 Mins </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Serving: 4</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b><br></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b> </b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 16px;">Directions:</span> </b></p><ol style="outline: none; margin: 1.4em 0px 1em; font-size: 14px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px 20px 0px 40px !important;"><li style="outline: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.9em 3px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside decimal; font-size: 18.34px; line-height: 1.3em;"><p style="outline: none; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 0px; line-height: 21px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; clear: both;"><font color="#000000" style=""><span style="font-size: 16px;">Heat oil in a pan and add onion, black cardamom, clove, black pepper, cumin and fry for a while.</span></font></p></li><li style="outline: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.9em 3px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside decimal; font-size: 18.34px; line-height: 1.3em;"><p style="outline: none; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 0px; line-height: 21px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; clear: both;"><font color="#000000" style=""><span style="font-size: 16px;">Then add mince and ginger garlic paste and stir fry.</span></font></p></li><li style="outline: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.9em 3px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside decimal; font-size: 18.34px; line-height: 1.3em;"><p style="outline: none; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 0px; line-height: 21px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; clear: both;"><font color="#000000" style=""><span style="font-size: 16px;">Then add turmeric, red chili powder, salt, crushed red chili, coriander powder, little water, yogurt and tomatoes. Cook until mince tender.</span></font></p></li><li style="outline: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.9em 3px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside decimal; font-size: 18.34px; line-height: 1.3em;"><p style="outline: none; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 0px; line-height: 21px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; clear: both;"><font color="#000000" style=""><span style="font-size: 16px;">Finally add green chili, coriander leaves and garam masala powder.</span></font></p></li><li style="outline: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.9em 3px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside decimal; font-size: 18.34px; line-height: 1.3em;"><p style="outline: none; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 0px; line-height: 21px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; clear: both;"><font color="#000000" style=""><span style="font-size: 16px;">Cook for few minutes and serve.</span></font></p></li></ol></p>
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Chicken Achari
<p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">A spicy chicken Achari dish tastes best with hot naan.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><br></p> <h3> </h3><h3><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Duration: 35 mins (1 hour marination) </b></span></h3><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b> </b></span><h3> <span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Serving: 6</b></span></h3><h3><b><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span> </b></h3><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b> </b></span><h3> <span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Direction:</b></span></h3><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b> </b></span><p><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 16px;">1.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Grind dry red chillies, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, fennel seeds and Nigella seeds(Kalonji) coarsely.</span></font></p><p><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 16px;">2.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Add the ground spices and chicken in yogurt.</span></font></p><p><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 16px;">3.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Slit the green chillies length wise, keeping the stems intact, and add to the chicken and mix.</span></font></p><p><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 16px;">4.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Set this aside in a refrigerator to marinate for 1 hour.</span></font></p><p><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 16px;">5.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Heat oil in a pan.</span></font></p><p><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 16px;">6.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Cut onions into small cubes and sauté lightly.</span></font></p><p><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 16px;">7.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Add ginger garlic paste and fry till it becomes lightly browned.</span></font></p><p><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 16px;">8.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt and sauté.</span></font></p><p><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 16px;">9.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Add marinated chicken along with the marinade and stir.</span></font></p><p><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 16px;">10.&nbsp; Add 1 cup water and mix.</span></font></p><p><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 16px;">11.&nbsp; When it comes to a boil, cover and cook on low heat for 15 minutes or till the chicken becomes tender.</span></font></p><p><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 16px;">12.&nbsp; Dish out and serve hot.</span></font></p>
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Kashmiri Dal Recipe
<p><span style="color: rgb(97, 97, 97); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px;">Kashmiri Dal is an easy and traditional cooking recipe to prepare at home. It provides you an awesome taste of Dal Recipes.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 97, 97); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 97, 97); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px;"><b>Cooking Time: 30 Mins</b></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 97, 97); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px;"><b>Serving: 4</b></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 97, 97); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px;"><b><br></b></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 97, 97); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px;"><b>Direction:</b></span></p><p><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 16px;">1. Wash and soak dals for an hour. Drain, add to a deep pan with 3.5 cups water. Partially cover and cook at medium heat for 20 to 30 minutes or until the split peas are tender and slightly mushy. Add the salt and keep on low heat.</span><br style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px;"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px;">2. Meanwhile, make the tempering. In a medium skillet, add oil and heat at medium.&nbsp;</span><br style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px;"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px;">3. Add onions and cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until translucent.&nbsp;</span><br style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px;"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px;">4. In a grinder, or a blender, combine the bay leaf, ginger, fennel, cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, black pepper, red pepper flakes, paprika, lemon juice into a smooth paste. Use a few tsp of water if needed.&nbsp;</span><br style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px;"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px;">5. Add the ginger spice mixture to the onions and mix well. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until the ginger and spice smell roasted. Stir frequently.&nbsp;</span><br style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px;"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px;">6. Add the tempering to the simmering dal. Mix well. Taste and adjust salt and spice.&nbsp;</span><br style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px;"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px;">7. Cook 5 minutes or longer to make thicker soup. Add water to thin to desired consistency. Serve hot garnished with cilantro and lemon juice, with cumin scented rice, quinoa or flatbread.&nbsp;</span></font><span style="color: rgb(97, 97, 97); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px;"><b><br></b></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 97, 97); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px;"><br></span><br></p>
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Fettuccine Alfredo
<p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Fettuccine Alfredo is a pasta dish made from fettuccine tossed with Parmesan cheese and butter. As the cheese melts, it emulsifies the liquids to form a smooth and rich sauce coating on the pasta.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>Duration: 30 Mins</b></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>Serving: 6</b></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><br></b></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>Direction:</b></span></p><p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0in 0in 6.4pt; line-height: 35px; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt !important;"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Step 1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add Fettuccini and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.</span></font></span></p><p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0in 0in 6.4pt; line-height: 35px; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt !important;"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Step 2: In a large saucepan, melt butter into cream over low heat. Add salt, pepper and garlic salt. Stir in cheese over medium heat until melted; this will thicken the sauce.</span><o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></font></span></p><p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0in 0in 6.4pt; line-height: 35px; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt !important;"><font color="#000000"><br style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Step 3: Add pasta to sauce. Use enough of the pasta so that all of the sauce is used and the pasta is thoroughly coated. Serve immediately.</span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span><br></p>
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Low Fat Pepper Chicken Dry
<p><span style="font-size: 16px;">Enjoy the best of Andhra style chicken marinated in pepper, turmeric and cooked it subtle spices. This is a spicy chicken recipe for the calorie conscious.</span></p><p><br></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 16px;">Cooking Time: 30 mins</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 16px;">Serving: 2</span></b></p><p><b><br></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 16px;">Directions:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 9pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; text-indent: -0.25in; border: none; padding: 0in;"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font color="#000000">1. Marinate chicken with crushed pepper, turmeric powder and salt</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 9pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; text-indent: -0.25in; border: none; padding: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Keep aside for half an hour.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 9pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; text-indent: -0.25in; border: none; padding: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. Ina wok, add 2 tsp cooking oil, chopped onion and fry for a while.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 9pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; text-indent: -0.25in; border: none; padding: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. Add sliced green chilli, curry leaves and ginger-garlic paste, Stir for about a minute.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 9pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; text-indent: -0.25in; border: none; padding: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">5. Add marinated chicken and let it cook for about 15 minutes.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 9pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; text-indent: -0.25in; border: none; padding: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">6. Garnish with fresh chopped coriander leaves</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 9pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; text-indent: -0.25in; border: none; padding: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;Serve hot with Roti or rice</span></font></p>
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Garlic Chicken
<p>Garlic Chicken Recipe (easy to cook)</p><p><br></p><p><b>Cooking Time: 35 Mins</b></p><p><b>Serving: 2</b></p><p><b>Directions:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.25in; line-height: 15pt; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10.5pt;"><font color="#000000">Step 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).<span style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;"><o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.25in; line-height: 15pt; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10.5pt;"><font color="#000000">Step 2. Heat olive oil and garlic in a small saucepan over low heat until warmed, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer garlic and oil to a shallow bowl.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.25in; line-height: 15pt; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10.5pt;"><font color="#000000">Step 3. Combine bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese in a separate shallow bowl.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.25in; line-height: 15pt; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10.5pt;"><font color="#000000">Step 4. Dip chicken breasts in the olive oil-garlic mixture using tongs; transfer to bread crumb mixture and turn to evenly coat. Transfer coated chicken to a shallow baking dish.<o:p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></font></span></p><p style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 35px; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0.25in; line-height: 15pt; font-family: &quot;Oswald Regular&quot;; font-size: 24px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="outline: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10.5pt;"><font color="#000000">Step 5.Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink and juices run clear, 30 to 35 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).</font></span></p>
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Exclusive Interview of Muhammad Waseem
<p class="MsoNormal"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7Hqqzv3QMKM" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0"></iframe></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">So, we did not stop following our star and went to talk to him, conveniently we caught him in Lahore and that was it. This guy delayed his trip back to Islamabad just for us and we are grateful for that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The interview below is a bit long but very interesting as Waseem spoke about things he has never said on TV or on any interview. We asked him about his early journey and recent updates on his training camp and his world title fight.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/BNL2Mcf-h2Y" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0"></iframe><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p>Here is what Mayweather said when Waseem showed him video of people playing cricket..<br></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p><br></o:p></span></p>
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Corn Pakora
<p>Corn Pakora Recipe with easy 7 steps, make your dish in 10 mins. Enjoy the Monsoon with delicious snacks.</p> <p></p><b>Duration: 15 mins </b><p></p><b> Serving: 6 Persons </b><p><b><br></b></p><p><b>Direction: </b></p><p><font color="#000000">Step1: Boiled some potatoes&nbsp;</font></p><p><font color="#000000">Step2: Cut potatoes in small cubes</font></p><p><font color="#000000">Step3: Mix some besan in water</font></p><p><font color="#000000">Step4: Chop some onion<br></font></p><p><font color="#000000">Step5: Mix Potato cubes, chopped onion, 1 cup of corn, dhanya, chaat masala, salt, green chilli, crushed red chilli in besan and beat them well</font></p><p><font color="#000000">Step6: Heat oil in Wok</font></p><p><font color="#000000">Step7: Now take one table spoon, take the mixture from spoon and put it in oil and take them out when they turn golden brown</font></p><div><br></div>
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Neeli Rana l One of Pakistan's Strongest Activists
<p><br></p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/gkCidGfIvPE" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Neeli Rana is one of Pakistan's biggest transgender activist who is fighting not only for rights of transgenders but all humans around. The story of Neeli Rana is phenomenal to say the least.</span><br></p>
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What Watson said about Pakistan
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">What Watson Said about PSL?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">So PSL 2019 has been wrapped and Quetta Gladiators have shown that perseverance pays off and hard work and team work has no alternate.&nbsp; Watson in an interview said things which won even more respect by Pakistani people and really validated our struggles. Upon asking what he feels about the tournament. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">“It has been amazing,” Watson said. “I was looked after incredibly well. The love and support I got since I arrive is incredible and it not surprising at all because any time in different parts of the world where Pakistani fans are around they always show love and support, I had a very special time here.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This was Watson’s first visit to Pakistan in 14 years after he last visited the country with Australia A team in 2005. He never imagined this was the comeback he will get upon his return.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">After initially being reluctant to visit Pakistan, he agreed to take a flight to Karachi following a detailed discussion with the Gladiators Nadeem Omar and his family.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Watson said the decision on touring Pakistan was his family’s and he was glad that this time he arrived here to play for Quetta.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">“It always came down to my family, I talked to my wife and my son who was struggling with me being away. It’s a family decision. My wife has been incredibly supportive, she always has been throughout my career and she tries to make things work. I am glad it worked out,” he said.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Replying to a question about his PSL journey, Watson said that being part of Quetta Gladiators’ journey has been an amazing experience for him and this is something that will always remind him of Pakistan.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">“My team, my team-mates,” he said when asked about his best memories from his visit to Pakistan.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">“I am part of Quetta for last two years and it’s a very special environment. I am certainly taking away so many incredible memories having so many great people as part of the franchise and our win tonight is very special,” he said.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Talking about the competition level in Pakistan Super League, the Australian cricketer said that for a batsman, PSL is always tough and challenging as scoring runs is never easy.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">“Competition level is incredibly strong, there is no question about it. From the batting point of view, it is very challenging, every time I go for batting I face world-class fast bowlers who are bowling at very good speeds as well. The spin is also very good. So, it is a huge challenge. I am so grateful that I was able to contribute this year to Quetta’s victory,” said Watson, who scored 430 runs in 12 innings to win the best batsman and player of the PSL awards.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">He also praised the emerging player Mohammad Hasnain who impressed everyone with his fiery bowling in the tournament.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">“He is an incredibly special talent. He is always so cool under pressure and for a young guy to be able to bowl that fast and have that much control under pressure is certainly very special,” Watson said.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">“Pakistan has certainly unearthed a very good fast bowling talent.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">He also spoke highly of Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfaraz Ahmed in amazingly encouraging words.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">“We won, which means we have got great leadership. Saffy knows the team very well, knows the players very well and was able to get the best out of everyone,” Watson said about Sarfaraz, who is also Pakistan’s captain in all three formats.<o:p></o:p></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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What is Imran Khan's Salary?
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 27.6px;">Imran Khan’s Salary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">News started to circulate today about Imran Khan’s anger over increasing salaries of lawmakers in Punjab Assembly and he took it to twitter to vent his anger saying ‘I am extremely disappointed by decision of Punjab Assembly to raise pays &amp; privileges of MPAs, Ministers &amp; esp CM. Once prosperity returns to Pak such a move cld be justified, but now, when we do not have resources to provide basic amenities to all our people, this is untenable’.&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/Article/IK tweet.JPG" style="width: 420.5px;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br>Surely Khan Sab does not like the extravagance and he is on point when he says he doesn’t do it, and he will not let his ministers to do it either. Buzdar sab under some heat again and rightly so, when you look at the salary comparison, it will show you too!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">When Imran Khan’s salary slip surfaced, it shocked us and a lot of people, more than that, the ministers earn more than Imran Khan which is even more absurd!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">According to the salary slip, PM Imran’s disposable income amounts to approximately Rs 196,000 &nbsp;while his basic salary stands at Rs 100,000. He receives Rs21,456 as adhoc relief allowance; the guest allowance is Rs50,000 while the adhoc relief is Rs12,110. Rs4,595 in lieu of tax are deducted from his salary.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">On the other hand, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar’s income amounts Rs 350,000, while members of Punjab Assembly earn up to Rs 200,000 which is higher than the Prime Minister itself. Here is the salary slip below!<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;<img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/Article/Imran-khan-salary-slip.jpg" style="width: 420.5px;"></o:p></p>
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Surf Excel Banned Ad - Controversy
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 27.6px;">Surf Excel Controversial Ad?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">In this day and age we see controversies every day, it’s like it has become a norm to criticize every single thing we see, and maybe it is just so easy and effortless.&nbsp;<br>Recently we wrote about&nbsp;<a href="https://careeb.com.pk/aurat-march">Aurat March</a>, then we wrote about&nbsp;<a href="https://careeb.com.pk/Mehwish-hayat-tamgha-e-imtiaz">Mehwish Hayat</a>&nbsp;getting Tamgha-e-Imtiaz but now the pattern seems fun as people keep giving us reasons to write more and dissect so many new treasure chests.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Recently&nbsp;<a href="https://careeb.com.pk/surf-excel-matic-1kg">Surf Excel</a>&nbsp;India launched a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq7mN8oi8ds">campaign</a>, #RangLaayeSang which was rightly launched just days before holi. The ad showed a little muslim boy wearing white clothes, not being able to go to Masjid because the kids in the area are spilling color on everyone who walks by. In comes his savior friend who entices all kids to spill color on her so there is no more color left, she then takes the boy on her bicycle safely to masjid, drops him off and invited him to play color after he is done praying.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Now, first things first, the ad is shot beautifully! The color grading and location and especially music makes you feel warm, like all recent ads from creative. And to most sane people, the ad was very emotional and sent out a nice message.&nbsp;<br>However, then came some true Keyboard Hindu Warriors who thought this was an attack on their religion and went top level crazy. Some even went out to start a campaign against&nbsp;<a href="https://careeb.com.pk/surf-excel-matic-1kg">Surf Excel</a>, which then reportedly affected their sales.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Here is what some legends had to say on the matter<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/Article/Screenshot_20190314-101233.jpg" style="width: 210.25px;"><br></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/Article/Screenshot_20190314-101323.jpg" style="width: 210.25px;"><br></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/Article/Screenshot_20190314-101414.jpg" style="width: 210.25px;"><br></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Some people even went on to say that this Surf Excel controversial ad was actually a Saazish by opposition because they want to prove a narrative that in India there is still intolerance. Some even went on to say that opposition partnered with Unilever to stand by this narrative. Poor Unilever has nothing better to do than conspire with political parties and ruin their image, because of course who cares about business right?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The beautiful and super sane bashing on their Facebook page is just incredible! Well one thing I must say, there is not bad publicity and Surf Excel played a beautiful hand by getting relevant just at the right time. Whether it was hammer at the nail head or hammer at the head, it played quite perfectly!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Our message simply is to spread love and peace among countries and religions, and if that is not your narrative then at least let a business that is trying to spread love do their job.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Here is the ad that everyone is talking about. Enjoy..<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Zq7mN8oi8ds" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0"></iframe><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br></o:p></p>
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Why Mehwish Hayat was awarded Tamgha-e-imtiaz?
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Why did Mehwish Hayat receive Tamgha-e-imtiaz?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">So, this news of Mehwish Hayat receiving Tamgha-e-imtiaz surfaced yesterday and like all news, the whole twitter erupted with rage and started questioning why did Mehwish Hayat receive Tamgha-e-imtiaz and of course, then followed the sweet relentless trolling. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Now you must have read these lines copied from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamgha-e-Imtiaz#Recipients">Wikipedia</a> by all top magazines, I am copying it too so you don’t have to go there to read, just explaining what Tamgha-e-imtiaz is. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Urdu: تمغائے امتیاز‎), (English: Medal of Excellence), is a state-organized honor of the State of Pakistan. It is the fourth-highest decoration given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While it is a civilian award, it can also be bestowed upon military officers of the Pakistan Armed Forces and worn on one's uniform. The award is not limited to the citizens of Pakistan, and can be awarded to foreign citizens who have performed great service to Pakistan.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Now, to the medals, speaking of Tamgha-e-imtiaz and its recipients, legendary Babra Sharif and actress Mehwish Hayat will be conferred. Other than Imtiaz, Nishan-e-Imtiaz will be awarded to Shoaib Sultan Khan as he is one of the pioneers of rural development programmes in Pakistan. As a CSP Officer, he worked with the Government of Pakistan for 25 years, later on he served Geneva based Aga Khan Foundation for 12 years, then UNICEF and UNDP for 14 years. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Yasir Shah, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis will be awarded in the Field of Games with Hilal-e-Imtiaz. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">A lot of people have criticized Mehwish Hayat for receiving an award for her ‘Basic Efforts’ and questioned why people who are working for the society were not awarded. The perfect answer to the question is, that category my friend is different! Mehwish Hayat won the medal which is fourth-highest or last in all civil awards categories. <br> So, here is the list of civil awards in <a href="https://www.emergingpakistan.gov.pk/pakistan/general-information/civilian-awards/">Pakistan</a>:<o:p></o:p></p><table class="MsoTableGrid" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border: none;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="319" rowspan="4" style="width:239.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt">Nishan <!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"></v:stroke> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></v:f> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></v:f> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></v:f> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></v:f> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></v:f> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></v:f> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></v:f> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></v:f> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"></v:path> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"></o:lock> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_3" o:spid="_x0000_i1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Description: Image result for pakistan flag" style='width:46.5pt; height:30.75pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\Z69B5~1.HUM\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.png" o:title="Image result for pakistan flag"></v:imagedata> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left: none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Nishan-e-Pakistan<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Nishan-e-Imtiaz<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Nishan-e-Quaid-i-Azam<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Nishan-e-Khidmat<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" rowspan="5" style="width:239.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt">Hilal <!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_2" o:spid="_x0000_i1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Description: Image result for pakistan flag" style='width:46.5pt;height:30.75pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\Z69B5~1.HUM\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.png" o:title="Image result for pakistan flag"></v:imagedata> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Hilal-e-Pakistan<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Hilal-e-Shujaat<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Hilal-e-Imtiaz<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Hilal-e-Quaid-i-Azam<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Hilal-e-Khidmat<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" rowspan="5" style="width:239.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt">Sitara <!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_4" o:spid="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Description: Image result for pakistan flag" style='width:46.5pt;height:30.75pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\Z69B5~1.HUM\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.png" o:title="Image result for pakistan flag"></v:imagedata> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Sitara-e-Pakistan<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Sitara-e-Shujaat<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Sitara-e-Imtiaz<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Sitara-e-Quaid-i-Azam<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Sitara-e-Khidmat<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" rowspan="5" style="width:239.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt">Tamgha <!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_5" o:spid="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Description: Image result for pakistan flag" style='width:46.5pt;height:30.75pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\Z69B5~1.HUM\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.png" o:title="Image result for pakistan flag"></v:imagedata> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Tamgha-e-Pakistan<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Tamgha-e-Shujaat<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Tamgha-e-Imtiaz<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Tamgha-e-Quaid-i-Azam<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="319" style="width:239.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Tamgha-e-Khidmat<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">So, even in the fourth category, Tamngha-e-imtiaz is 3<sup>rd</sup> highest medal which should not bother a lot of people (who are crying over her inclusion) since it is an excellence award and Mehwish Hayat has shown some excellent results in the previous years. With singing, modeling and acting in films, taking those films to international heights and making them one of the highest grossing movies of all times in Pakistan’s cinema history is quite an ask. Especially when Punjab Nahi Jaongi won <a href="https://www.suchtv.pk/entertainment/item/70937-punjab-nahi-jaungi-bags-special-jury-award-at-sco-film-festival.html">SPECIAL JURY AWARD AT ‘SCO FILM FESTIVAL’</a>, which was an incredible moment for all Pakistanis. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">It is okay to think what you want and screw people on Social Media because that is your right, it is your life. But, our question always remains, what are we doing so notable or even worthy for our country that gives us the right to criticize people over their success? If we think her doing a song like ‘Billi’ won her a medal and she doesn’t deserve it, how about &nbsp;we do something better and incredible, and win a medal for it to show how medals are won?<o:p></o:p></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The easiest thing today is to write something mean on Social Media these days, while it may hurt a lot of people, the most difficult thing these days is to get out and do something with life, and fortunately or unfortunately she and all others who we criticize on Social Media are doing just that<o:p></o:p></p>
Blogs
What is Aurat March?
<p class="MsoNormal">Before we start making up our minds about this article, let us first read the history of women’s day and how it started, and most importantly its real purpose. We all must know that its purpose was definitely not to bash men at Lahore press club and present horrendous posters. Now before you start bashing this article, please let’s take a small history lesson first.<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-weight: bold;">History of International Women’s Day</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">International Women's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world every March. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic,cultural, economic or political. International Women's Day first emerged from the activities of labour movements at the turn of the twentieth century in North America and across Europe.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Since those early years, International Women's Day has assumed a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries.The growing international women's movement, which has been strengthened by four global United Nations women's conferences, has helped make the commemoration a rallying point to build support for women's rights and participation in the political and economic arenas.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.un.org/en/events/womensday/history.shtml"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">The UN and Gender Equality</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Charter of the United Nations, signed in 1945, was the first international agreement to affirm the principle of equality between women and men. Since then, the UN has helped create a historic legacy of internationally-agreed strategies, standards, programmes and goals to advance the status of women worldwide.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Over the years, the UN and its technical agencies have promoted the participation of women as equal partners with men in achieving sustainable development, peace, security, and full respect for human rights.The empowerment of women continues to be a central feature of the UN's efforts to address social, economic and political challenges across the globe.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is Aurat March?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">As the name and International Women’s Agreement suggests,Aurat March must be about our quest to give women an equal opportunity and never leave them behind in any walk of life. It is beautiful when all genders,all races, languages and ethnic groups unite to work towards betterment, and there is no sight better than that. Agree?<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Let us first look at some of the stats related to gender inequality, harassment and rapes in Pakistan shall we?<br>So let’s talk about this article which got circulated a lot last year and even this year which talks about that allegedly <a href="https://tribune.com.pk/story/1348833/93-pakistani-women-experience-sexual-violence/">'93%of Pakistani women experience sexual violence'</a> which caused a lot of heat and debate on social media as loads of keyboard activists spoke on the issues such as ‘Misogyny’ in Pakistan. This article if you read carefully does not state the sources of the ‘Facts’ presented in, neither the author cared to ask Mr Zia Ahmed Awan about the authenticity of the stats. The article goes to say that as much as 93% of women experience sexual violence during their lives,without mentioning the sample size of the respondents, the area where this sample was picked, or the cities where the sample was collected from. This article has more than 2k shares and thousands still talking about it to this date. My question is, do we allow people to loosely talk about such sensitive issues and not ask them about the authenticity of these stats? Or is it okay to let it slip because such articles are basically sponsored and are written to simply get more shares and clicks on the website?<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;<img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/articles/aurat-march-1.jpg"></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/25/health/sexual-harassment-violence-abuse-global-levels/index.html">The data</a> mentioned above is from a reliable source as it is our responsibility to portray the real picture. Every link mentioned can be back tracked and checked for authenticity. As seen above. Pakistan is not even in the top 5 of the most women sexual harassment cases, now that does not mean it doesn’t exist, it does, and we see it ourselves. But, it surely doesn’t mean that we start misstating the facts and begin to blame the whole nation and all the men living in it. Our problem is not that women must not stand for themselves; our problem is women targeting a whole gender just for some attention on social media without realizing how this problem should be tackled in the first place. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hardworking and competent men and women must get equal opportunities at work and in life, there is no question about that and as <a href="https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/the-best-business-strategy-no-one-talks-about/">GaryVee</a> says, ‘if you want to build the biggest building in town, build the biggest building in town, don’t break down all the bigger ones so your medium sized building looks bigger’. That’s a coward’ approach and my women are not cowards! I come from a country of Fatima Jinnah, Benazir Bhutto, Bano Qudsia,Parveen Shakir,&nbsp; Dr.Shamshad Akhtar and Arfa Karim to mention the least, these women shaped our society and are our pride! We are not a nation of misogynists or misandrists, we stand together as one and fight as ONE!<o:p></o:p></p> <img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/articles/aurat-march-2.jpg"><p class="MsoNormal">So, what kind of message these pseudo feminists are trying to spread here? For girls to stop respecting their fathers and start a war against them? Instead of educating the less privileged about their rights and benefits of education, is this a message we want to teach our kids?<o:p></o:p></p> <img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/articles/aurat-march-3.jpg"><p class="MsoNormal"><br>&nbsp;According to this philosophical legend,one feminist bashing men or losing her tongue doesn’t mean that the whole movement is wrong, but it is okay to blame a whole gender because one man wronged you? You get the irony here?<o:p></o:p></p> <img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/articles/aurat-march-4.jpg"><p class="MsoNormal">Okay so we hate men who stare and women who giggle and pass comments at guys, it is unacceptable but do ALL MEN are sexist and abuse you?Do all men at your university victimize you? <i>Ye saray mard hi ganday hain haina?<o:p></o:p></i></p> <img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/articles/aurat-march-5.jpg"><p class="MsoNormal">This is what true feminism is, standing strong, being comfortable with yourself and just working hard in whatever field you may be in. Unite everyone, don’t divide, it will only drive people away and create distance.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;There are a million of instances where we see a separate shorter line in the banks for women, an express service at workshops In scorching heat because of course <i>Khawateen ka khayal rakhna farz hai, </i>equal job opportunities at white collar jobs but it’s okay for men to stand on signals and streets all day as traffic wardens, don’t need those jobs right?You don’t see men or women carrying on hideous play cards against women because of that do you?<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Still think our country is pretty pathetic? Let me enlighten you more!<o:p></o:p></p> <img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/articles/aurat-march-6.jpg"><p class="MsoNormal">Pakistan is not perfect, but it is trying, we are trying to get better and we are! There is no point in showing how other countries are worse than us, it should always be about us and our people but sometimes, when criticizing, we need to look beyond and see how much are we contributing? This is <a href="http://hdr.undp.org/en/indicators/138806">gender Income inequality</a>&nbsp;index where if not improving, we have stayed at least constant and with a new startup culture rising, I have seen places like <a href="https://id92.pk/">ID92</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://niclahore.lums.edu.pk/">NIC Lahore</a> where there are more women in charge than men! It is incredibly amazing to see more and more female entrepreneurs coming in the circuit and giving men a run for their money, on merit and competence; not on charity or pity. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So, we ask you.. What is Aurat March? And what are we looking to achieve from it? <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Teach as you learn and give as you get, help those in need when you have enough.<o:p></o:p></p> <p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
Blogs
Daraz Dhoka
<p class="MsoNormal">So it’s already 12<sup>th</sup> November and as the wise says, hindsight is the best view. Turns out, that is completely true for the Online Shopping segment in Pakistan. Well, what can one say, when the whole world is moving fast towards this easy and fun phenom (Online Shopping), Pakistan seems to be moving away from it, forcefully!<br>So, what is really happening? Since the dawn of online shopping in Pakistan, Daraz always trail blazed and paved the path for everyone to follow. With mixed reviews from the beginning, majority of the reviews weighed on Daraz’s side as a lot of people actually benefitted by lucrative deals that they would present. Lately, news surfaced about Daraz being acquired by Alibaba, the biggest of the biggest. Simply meaning that Daraz will only get better and its image will improve and so will its deals. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">With new logo, branding and extremely expensive and extravagant advertising for the highly anticipated 11.11, we all thought that fate of this website is only brighter and online shopping in Pakistan is only going to get better, for the customers for once. <br>So, what actually happened?</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/daraz-dhoka-1.jpg" height="500px"><p><br></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Assoon as 12am struck, the website and their app crashed for more than an hour,which is normal given that their development team was perhaps naïve or unawareof how much hype the advertising team has gathered. Apps and websites crash,it’s completely normal so let’s not make an issue out if this.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><br></span><br></p><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/daraz-dhoka-2.jpg" height="500px"><p><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Then the ‘China ka maal’ trolling started,of course us Pakistanis are ruthless!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p><br></o:p></span></p><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/daraz-dhoka-3.jpg" height="500px"><p><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Slowly, but surely people started taking notice of their tricks about the 91% off and the twitter spoke! Bashing can still be seen as ‘up to 91%’ of tweets were about exposing Daraz on how they were fooling people against all their expansive marketing for months.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">So, let’s go in a layer deeper and talk about what are going to be the repercussions of this and which stakeholders are going to get affected. <br> Since majority of the people now know how Daraz operate, it has become quite avident that most people now understand that Online Shopping culture in Pakistan is dirty and is mostly based on lies and deception. This has greatly impacted the overall market and business who want to actually do the business in right faith find ift difficult to operate in a market with a black eye. How can a business work tirelessly with brands and get customers genuine 20% discounts, only to hear customers saying ‘Bass 20% off?’. How can business with limited marketing budget go on an reach masses only to be rejected by them for 2 reasons. 1) The discounts they are offering is too insignificant, 2) The If the biggest fish is Dirty, how can smaller ones be trusted? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The greater impact of this hoax is long lasting and does more damage to the industry as a whole than one can imagine. Fake-sale becomes habitual, distrust strengthens and in a economy that is already struggling, smaller business suffer the most. Since there are no regulatory authorities to protect customers, these supposedly harmful sharks damage the repute, exploit customers and exit the market when it gets completely exhausted. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The question now emerges, what are we going to do about it?&nbsp;</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
Blogs
Perfect gift to send
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">How many times you want to send someone a perfect gift but can’t find one at the last hour? Panic takes over your mind and you either buy something you never wanted or something your special one never needed. The struggle is real and we completely understand the pain, the reason this article actually exists. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Want to send gifts to someone and can’t find what to send? Here is a list of gifts you and your loved ones would love! <br><a href="https://careeb.com.pk/king-s-choice-for-him"><img width="224" height="224" src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/cache/catalog/Sentiments/king-s-choice-for-him-700x700.jpg"></a><br><br>This elegant gift box, King’s Choice, comes with Blackhead buster for some grooming along with H-zone beard oil for men who like their beards thick and shiny. The box also has Jafferjees Keychain and Wallet with a choice to have your loved ones’ names embossed. This presents as a perfect gift for every moment, be it your father’s day,&nbsp; your anniversary or simply someone’s birthday. To top it off, The Box sends a Hand-made custom card for you to fill to give your loved one a personal experience.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br><a href="https://careeb.com.pk/elegant-joy"><img width="224" height="224" src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/cache/catalog/Sentiments/elegant-joy-700x700.jpg"></a><br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Now, here’s the bestselling gift box, The Elegant Joy. With over 1500 of these sold in a month, makes it the people’s favourite. It’s mainly because of the high usage items in it, making it accessible and highly functional, and might we add, super affordable. It is also very famous for guys who are outgoing and athletic</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://careeb.com.pk/wondrous-nature"><img width="224" height="224" src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/cache/catalog/Sentiments/wondrous-nature-700x700.jpg"></a><br>Next is The Wondrous Nature, with highly functional items and high usage products, Wondrous Nature has in short time become one of the most in demand gifts boxes. People who are confused about what gifts to send to their loved ones often pick this one at an instant.Again, this comes with a beautiful hand-crafted card with your personal note on it.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://careeb.com.pk/boy-box-0-3"><img width="224" height="224" src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/cache/catalog/Sentiments/boy-box-700x700.jpg"></a><br>Did you just turn an aunt? Your best friend of sister had a beautiful tiny little baby and you are confused about what to get her as a gift? Don’t you worry because the baby boxes and baby basket gifts are just to die for! This box has all the baby essentials and most importantly,the warmth of the gift simply makes you wanna look at it for hours! Making it a perfect gift to send to new mothers.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://careeb.com.pk/pink-summer"><img width="224" height="224" src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/cache/catalog/Sentiments/pink-summer-1-700x700.jpg"></a><br>So The Box and Careeb have worked very hard to design these boxes and perfect them to match the needs of the person these boxes are meant for. So your friend or daughter just started College/University?The gift box has everything she would love and absolutely use. This gift box has 5 daily essentials along with a hand-crafted card, making it the sweetest and cutest gift you will find online. How to send gift to your loved one? Simply go to the products below or click on the picture.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br><a href="https://careeb.com.pk/sparkling-sea-for-him"><img width="224" height="224" src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/cache/catalog/Sentiments/sparkling-sea-for-him-700x700.jpg"></a><br>Sparkling Sea is one of the simplest and meaningful gifts you could give to your son or friend on birthday. Since the products in the box are high usage products for outgoing guys and athletes,this makes a very good fit for him. <br>This box also comes with a Hand-crafted card that you can personally fill in. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br><a href="https://careeb.com.pk/sunny-sentiments"><img width="224" height="224" src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/cache/catalog/Sentiments/sunny-sentiments-1-700x700.jpg"></a><br>So, your daughter or your friend just started work and you’re looking for a perfect gift? What better gift to send than Sunny Sentiments?&nbsp; This exquisite gift box comes with Garnier lotion and cream for those sunny days coupled with Nivea lip balm and Body Shop body mist to always keep her fresh. And yes, this box comes with hand-crafted card.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br><a href="https://careeb.com.pk/gentleman-s-essentials-for-him"><img width="224" height="224" src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/cache/catalog/Sentiments/gentleman-s-essentials-for-him-700x700.jpg"></a><br><br><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Ta-da! And here is our second best seller, TheGentleman’s Essentials. This is one of the best gifts to send to someone super special since it’s incredibly personalised with Jafferjees Wallet and Keychain(Name emboss option) along with axe deo and beard oil for someone who is passionate about their beard. The aura of this box is exceedingly elegant and speaks for itself.&nbsp;</span><br></span></p>
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This Shan Ad will make you wanna believe that Change is Coming!
<p class="MsoNormal">Close your eyes and think about ‘Pakistani Ads’ and without any second thoughts, Q mobile’s over the top loud and obnoxious ads will come to mind and in the recent times we have seen less improvements in our TVCs but there have been some Pakistani ads that just touch your hearts. Most of our ads go viral because of the wrong and funny reasons but Shan just took the lap this time around in our opinion. We don’t know how many of us really remember their rich history of producing incredible ads but here is a trip down the memory lane. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The all famous ‘Ajj ammi ki bohat yaad arahi hai’ ad that took 2015 Ramzan by storm. Not only did the ad go viral, hundreds of memes flooded the internet which obviously did wonders for shan.<o:p></o:p></p><br><p class="MsoNormal">Then came ‘China ki Biryani’ ad which stirred up a lot of controversy but was so well timed by Shan because of the current CPEC news that time. Full marks to the marketing heads. <o:p></o:p></p><br><p class="MsoNormal">And NOW! We believe just when we thought Shan could not surpass their set benchmark; they surprised us all with #OneBiryaniOneFamily. The reason why we wrote this piece was because we wanted to take some time out to actually appreciate the thought that went into producing this master piece.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">So, the ad starts with a closely-knit family in Punjab awaiting their to-be son-in-law to decide whether he will be accepted in the family or not. The men in the family are shown to be tough and buff with typical lively Punjab attitude and the prospect son-in-law seems to be dressed in a rather trendy manner. Throughout the ad they all act tough and underestimate the guy and taunt him for crying on various occasions, projecting how ‘Crying Men’ is a stigma in our society. They take the prospect son-in-law to a giant portrait of ‘Baejee’ who used to cook the ‘world famous Biryani of Punjab’ and how they haven’t eaten Biryani since her passing. Just when things aren’t going the ‘Hero’s’ way, the hosts find out that their cook had to go on leave. Our hero decides to take on the Kitchen (breaking stereotype) and cooks an amazing Biryani which makes all the tough men in the family cry and they gladly embrace the Hero.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Now there are more than a few things to notice here. The ad breaks the stigma of men crying, it shatters the stereotype of ‘Men don’t belong in kitchens’ and most importantly, if you notice closely, there aren’t any ‘Glamorous Actresses’ dancing in the background or in the kitchen while sprinkling Shan masala in <i>Biryani ki Daigh. </i>That was just the tipping point for us, how beautifully Shan proved that content is the King. Have Mehwish Hayat or Fawad Khan Jump and dance in your ads mindlessly but it’s the concept that stays with people. Times are changing and there is plethora of content on the internet and TV right which gets faded off every day, if we got to make people love and remember us, we have to make content that ‘Sticks’. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Oh btw, this was not a sponsored article at all! We just love the content that’s worth writing about and we do it.&nbsp;</p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/5mO2kQn8gq8" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0"></iframe><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
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Idea Croron Ka ... Nabel Qadeer Interview
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZtFVmMNGX5s" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0"></iframe><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We had a long interesting chat with Nabeel Qadeer about the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Pakistan and how we can make big changes through small ideas. The talk took us to the realities and struggles of entrepreneurship and how little mindset change can bring about bigger differences.</span><br></p>
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The Dead and The Dying
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal">There are very few times in life when you walk right into an event and get blown away by the kind of production that lies in front of you. You must have experienced this at events like the Coke-fest and Patari concerts. The stage setup and splendid light-work attracted everyone, and obviously it meant some awesome pictures for Instagram.&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_2" o:spid="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" style='width:450.75pt;height:300.75pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\WAQAS~1.KHA\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg" o:title=""/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Recently, I was invited to such an event. This one was a little different from the aforementioned events, nonetheless it took my breath away. It was a 4 day boxing event (12-15 May) held at the Gaddafi Stadium with about 1000 boxers participating from across Punjab. First time in history, more than 200 of these boxers were female contestants, fighting in their respective weights. Most of you might not realize the magnitude of this event, but it assured me that sports, specifically boxing has a bright future in Pakistan. I couldn’t be happier to be witnessing a revolutionary moment in Pakistan’s history.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Here’s what you missed, the good and the bad about Punjab inter division boxing championship 2018 in a nutshell. Every city in Punjab participated, and the level of excitement among fighters was commendable to say the least. With organizing committee taking care of 1000 fighters from across Punjab, providing them with accommodation, food, travel and putting out best in the business facilities a fighter could ask for. The boxing association had 2 in ring competent doctors. They treated a misaligned jaw right in front of me! The ring and the lights were following international standards, coupled with 150 inch screen at the front for spectators (which were none, we will get to it next). Every gold medallist received a prize money of Rs. 50,000, while there was no prize money for silver and bronze medallist. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Like a typical reporter I have mentioned a few facts about this event, I will now be a little subjective and present my feelings about this historic occasion. I keep praising it because whenever something sloppy happens, everyone starts criticising the government for it’s bad-doings, and jumps on to the mindless social media bandwagon. I, however, decided to be open minded and focus on the positives of this event and the government. I believe it is time the “facebook awaam” takes a back seat and applaud our authorities for every little step they take towards betterment instead of trying to find faults and maybe-just maybe assess themselves and their contribution towards a better Pakistan.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">You must be already thinking if this is a paid article. I have already mentioned how this is a subjective opinion and I have videos to prove everything I say here. There is a documentary/Vlog coming out on our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVSVWMUFNBhOJGrz3ZSOiA">Youtube channel</a> in a few days so you can see the details for yourself.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">However, like most things this event had a downside too. I bet none of you can wait to hear this and blame our authorities one more time. The biggest disappointment was the lack of traction and spotlight these fighters received from our oh-so-great media. Our biased and the “first to bring us the news” media that covers everything from PM’s disqualification to a monkey dancing was missing. I could not see a single channel reporter in the time I was there. Even more disappointing were the empty stands in the stadium. The fighters were training on the stands because they had so much empty space to their disposal.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">It is sad and rather confusing to see how our country fails to support sportsmen other than cricketers. On what basis do we decide who deserves our attention and who doesn’t. Does our support has a price? Is mocking Nasir Khan Jan and making chai wala viral all we are capable of?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">We will never progress until we start supporting and appreciating the hard work of our fellow citizens. Our youth needs our encouragement to dream big and achieve success. If we want the world to see them, we must discover them first. Yaa phir betho aur Shaam Idrees aur Ducky ki cheap laraian dekho.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><br clear="all" style="mso-special-character:line-break; page-break-before:always"> </span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Oh btw, there was Amir Khan at the event too, but later about that. Our vlog post will have details on that. Stay tuned and go <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVSVWMUFNBhOJGrz3ZSOiA">subscribe</a> to our Youtube channel.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/careebpk/" target="_blank">Facebook</a></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br></o:p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVSVWMUFNBhOJGrz3ZSOiA" target="_blank">Youtube</a><o:p><br></o:p></p>
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Message for Geo Super and Waheed Khan
<p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dyOgZy_YOA8" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0"></iframe></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">We have a short message for Geo Super and Waheed Khan, might he need aloe vera after this? ;)</span></o:p></span></p>
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Labor Day
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Qs1FTCynAmk" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0"></iframe><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">While the rest of us will celebrate the holiday, they will still be picking out our trash. Happy Labor Day. Empathy, the strongest word in the dictionary.</span><br></p>
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Street Children Day
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZM0JKdMcNy8" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0"></iframe><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Team Careeb visited the streets of Lahore and went for a Food Drive. We never realized how asking simple questions would be so difficult because the life these kids live is just in comprehensive.</span><br></p>
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Zahra Abbas Women's Day
<p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CEIUJ4ycG50" width="840" height="360" frameborder="0"></iframe></p><p><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Zahra Abbas views on Women's Day, Youth and Motivation and the importance of lifting others when going up the ladders.</span><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p>
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How to Lose Weight: 30 Fast, Easy Tips
<h4 style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 17.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">How many times we have heard the Mantra of taking in lesser calories than consuming will reap results for us? Well, as right as that is, it is also vague and sometimes can be tough for majority of us to get a grip on it. Here are the expert tips you need to know if you want to fast track your weight loss voyage. <o:p></o:p></span></h4><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">1. Just simply note down everything you eat and you will lose weight.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">Studies found that people who keep track of what they eat end up eating 15% lesser food than people who don’t. It is also studied that people eat around 115 calories more on weekends. So, hands off that Ammi K Hath Ki Biryani!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">2. Simply add us 10% to the amount of daily calories you think you’re eating in your head<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">If you think you’re consuming 2,000 calories a day and you require 2,400 to function and don’t understand why you’re not losing weight after all that ‘Starvation’, add another 200 calories to your guesstimate. That way you will eat lesser and will always have a bit of a cushion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">3. Find an online weight loss buddy to lose weight<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">A study at University of Vermont found that online weight-loss buddies help you keep the weight off and actually lose weight. The researchers followed the volunteers for 18&nbsp; months and found that people tend to share daily consumption of food with each other and are amazingly a bit more careful to not embarrass themselves in front of their weight loss buddy so they control their diet better.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#CCCCCC"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">4. Get a weight-loss hymn<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">You’ve heard of a self-fulfilling prophecy? Sometimes no matter how hard you think, you can’t do some things that are incredibly crucial for you. So, what do you do? You start repeating to yourself that ‘I can do it’. Stick posters around your room and keep reminding yourself how strong you are and you can do it. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">5. Stick to water after breakfast,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">You can have tea or juice at breakfast, but once you are done, you are done. During the day, just stick to water instead of other beverages<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">6. Take three-four fewer bites of your meal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">Start off by eating a bite less a meal then keep increasing it very slowly every week. This will decrease your appetite without you even realizing it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">7. Watch one less hour of TV<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">A study of 76 undergraduate students analyzed that watching TV made them eat more often and they ate more just overall. So, stay from TV!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#888888;text-transform:uppercase"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">8. Pick up and wash something thoroughly once a week<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">Be it your room floor or car, or just your bathroom. Washing something thoroughly will burn about 4 calories every minute if you are a Whether that’s –pound person. So, pick up that old dirty t-shirt of yours which your mom has already made mop of and get to work!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:18.5pt;font-family:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#999999;letter-spacing:.35pt; border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">9. Wait until your stomach rumbles before you reach for food</span></b><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#999999"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">It’s amazing how we just eat whenever we are bored, or nervous. We have gotten to the point when we don’t even know what hunger feels like. So, give yourself a break and let yourself feel the hunger for some time. It will give your body a break and will teach you humility.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#999999">10. Sniff a banana or an apple when you feel hungry<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">This might sound silly and look funny but when Alan R. Hirsch, MD, neurological director of the Smell &amp; Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, experimented and tried this with 3,000 volunteers, he found out that the more frequently people sniffed, the less hungry they were and eventually the more weight they lost.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:18.5pt;font-family:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#999999;letter-spacing:.35pt; border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">11. Stare at the color blue</span></b><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt;font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#999999"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">You might notice that you won’t see many fast-food restaurants decorated in blue: it works as an appetite suppressant. So serve dinner on blue plates, dress in blue while you eat, and maybe cover your table with a blue tablecloth. Contrariwise, avoid red, yellow, and orange in your dining areas.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">12. Eat in front of mirrors<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">Looking back at yourself while you eat will question your conscience and you will eat lesser.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">13. Spend 10-15 minutes a day walking up and down stairs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">It is no secret that walking up and down the stairs help you exert more and aids in shedding some weight.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">14. Walk five minutes every two hours<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">Stuck at a desk all day or lying on bed all day? A brisk five-minute walk every two hours will help you keep fresh and moving.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">15. Don’t buy any prepared food<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">Canned and food with preservatives are extremely dangerous and fattening for you. Avoid them at all cost! Sugar, fructose and corn syrup are among the first ingredients on the label of preserved food, these are incredibly dangerous and you must stay away from them. If you find sugar-free or low sugar options of the same food, we think it is acceptable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">16. Throw out your “fat” clothes for good<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">Finally you have started losing weight? Give away your fat clothes or just donate them. Burn down those ships so you know you don’t have a choice of turning back.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">17. Close that kitchen for 12 hours<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">After dinner, wash all the dishes, wipe down the counters, turn out the light, and, if necessary, lock that door. Late-evenings call for that cake in the refrigerator so just lock the kitchen up!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">18. Walk before dinner, you’ll cut calories AND your appetite<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.5pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#333333">In a study of ten&nbsp;obese women conducted at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, a 20 minute walk reduced appetite and elevated sensations of fullness.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.5pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#333333">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">19. Make an active weekly social outing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">Pass on dinner and movie and just go run on that park near you or go on a cycling trip with your buddies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#888888;text-transform:uppercase"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">20. Put less food out on the table and you’ll take less in<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">Contrariwise, the more food in front of you on the table, the more you’ll eat—regardless of how hungry you are. Serve that biryani on salad plates (about 7 to <st1:metricconverter productid="9 inches" w:st="on">9 inches</st1:metricconverter> wide). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:18.5pt;font-family:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#999999;letter-spacing:.35pt; border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">21. Eat 90 percent of your meals at home</span></b><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">As tough as it sounds, give that outside food a break for a couple of months and your results will blow your mind. Even on weekends, try eating home.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">22. Don’t eat with a large group<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">As difficult as this sounds because us Pakistanis eat in big groups, find a time to eat with a smaller group and you will eat lesser. ‘Beta aur lo aur lo’ will just fix itself.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">23. Eat water-rich foods and you’ll eat fewer calories overall<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">Water rich food makes you feel fuller and naturally you eat lesser, lesser calories in and easier weight loss process. Water-rich foods such as tomatoes and cucumbers during meals reduce your overall calorie consumption.</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#888888;text-transform:uppercase"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#888888;text-transform:uppercase"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#888888;text-transform:uppercase"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">24. Bulk up your meals with veggies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">Couple a few vegetables in that Biryani. I know you feel outraged right now but adding vegetables in fat food will make you feel fuller fast and you will have consumed lesser calories while having enjoyed that Bombay Biryani!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">25. Avoid white foods<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">Large amounts of simple carbohydrates from white flour and added sugar can wreak havoc on your blood sugar and lead to weight gain. Try to have about 60% green on that plate every day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">26. Switch to ordinary coffee<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">Can’t live without fancy coffee? You will have to! A cup of regular coffee with skim milk has just a small fraction of those calories. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">27. Eat cereal for breakfast five days a week<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">Studies find that people who eat cereal for breakfast every day are significantly less likely to be obese and have diabetes than those who don’t. Make oatmeal, or pour out a high-fiber, low-sugar cereal with honey.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">28. Eat fruit instead of drinking fruit juice<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">For the calories in one small-size box of apple juice, you can enjoy an apple, orange, and a slice of watermelon. These packaged juices have more sugar than you can even imagine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">29. Snack on a small handful of nuts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333">Having a handful of nuts every day helps you lose weight. Studies have found that overweight people who ate a moderate-fat diet containing almonds lost more weight than a control group that didn’t eat nuts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.4pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color:#999999">30. Get most of your calories before noon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p>
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What is Gary Vee's Dollar 1.8 Instagram Strategy?
<p class="MsoNormal">So, we all have been hearing about the Gary Vee’s amazing $1.8 strategy for Instagram and if you haven’t, worry not because this little article will tell you all you need to know about it. As outrageous as it seems, with over 800 million users Instagram can seem to be quite a lonely place for a lot of people and businesses because Boy-o-Boy is it difficult to get good traffic on your page?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Whether you are a personal trainer or a business owner, good traffic and potent information flow on social media has become imperative in today’s world, but how do you get people to follow you? <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt">As a beginner, you have 2 options to increase your followers; 1) To get your content to go viral 2) Becoming part of the community.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt">Now, as simple as the first one sounds, it is incredibly difficult to get your content to go viral because sometimes a kid falling off the chair will go viral but your million dollar idea will remain unseen. So, what do you do?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt">The latter one has become a cheaper and go to solution for a lot of the experts on Instagram as it not only gets you followers but also helps you become a part of a community you are working in, your Niche. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt">Watch below as it briefly and precisely explains what the Dollar 1.8 strategy actually is..</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt"><br></p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/IAk_62GyNoY" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0"></iframe><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt"><br></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt">Now, it was noticed how some people were exploiting this technique and ruining the game for all. Please don’t be a Spammer. Watch below&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt"><br></p><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/bLu6S5IEfRw" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0"></iframe><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt"><br></p>
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Muhammad Waseem, We failed you
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The last time we wrote about this unfortunate yet incredibly gifted and hardworking young boy was when he had just won his 8<sup>th</sup> professional bout and was planning on to fight for the WBC world title in 2018. Yes, for the few sane and literate ones out there(this is an article filled with rage so, sorry, but not sorry), I am talking about Muhammad Waseem, Pakistan’s only professional boxer at this level.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I will not waste a lot of time in building up this article so if you are unaware of his recent career highlights, please go below and read ‘Unsung Hero’ and you will understand what this guy has done for the country.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/waseem-2-1.jpg"><br></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p><br></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">So, why is this an angry piece? I actually had to take a 20 minute walk to calm myself down so I have the adequate control over my head to write this. I know Muhammad Waseem since 2014-15, the time he won Silver at Commonwealth Games. He is an incredibly down to earth guy, all you got to do is just add him on Facebook and call him, and he will answer it and will talk to you. So, back in 2016, I started talking to him about his struggles outside the ring and what the future held for him at that time. As troubled as this guy was because of the financial situation, he was extremely positive that having won WBC Silver title, he will get a lot of support in Pakistan, emotional and financial. The WBC Silver title was btw held by Amir Khan too for a little while (yea the same Amir Khan whose pathetic married life you follow on social media), so now you know what a big deal WBC Silver title is. Waseem won the title in 2016 and for those of you who don’t know, in boxing if you win a title you have to pay a fee to the council for keeping that title;otherwise you are asked to vacate it. So, you win a title, you get sponsorship and you pay for your training and fee dues through the sponsorship amount. Now,the boxing world knows what a gift Waseem is and Korean firms have been after him to sign deals for years now. Andy Kim, Waseem’s promoter, is Korean himself and has been approached by several local firms to sponsor Waseem with just one condition; Waseem will have to announce renunciation of Pakistani Citizenship.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Now, Waseem is a proud Pakistani who loves his country unconditionally, you will get that once you talk to him. His innocence in these matters will just bewilder&nbsp; How can someone who has been getting lucrative offers from giant firms outside of Pakistan is sticking with his country and is hoping that someone will come and support him so he will stay a Pakistani? How many of you will struggle in and outside the ring like that? I am sure 99% of you will take the first opportunity you get to flee the country, let alone rejecting filthy sum of money.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I remember he was on the world’s most useless show called ‘Bolen Kya Baat hai’ and on New Year’s night 2016 they were doing this show and called Muhammad Waseem on it. I could not find there cording but if you somehow find it, in there you will see how the good for nothing host, Waheed Khan lashed at Waseem saying ‘Awaam ko pagal na banaen k apko WBC ko fee deni hoti hai, sai raste pe chalen aur sponsorship mil jatihai’, Waseem was insulted on National Television by a dirt bag who has not done anything productive in his life, let alone for Pakistan. How can you be such auseless piece of crap and belittle a gem who goes out there, fights for the country and bleeds for your people? What have you ever done except lashing at sportsmen and insulting them? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">On 22<sup>nd</sup> November, I personally spoke to Waseem and things I will mention here are serious. He was promised to receive 30 million by our now ‘Naa Ehel’ PM in 2016 which he never received.Secondly, he was promised funds by Governor Balochistan, which he never received. He recently received an empty Pride of Performance award by our empty President, again with no financial support. When you talk to Waseem, you can hear pain in his voice, when I told him he should leave Pakistani Citizenship and just go live his life and fulfil his dreams, he replied saying ‘Waqas Bhaimene sari dunya dekh li hai, mene kya karna hai Pakistan ko chor k? Sab kuch Paksitan hai apna yaar’ he then added ‘Bass dukh bohat hai, kahi se koi ek baarawaz laga de (he was talking about sponsorship)tu mai sare faisle badal dunlekin ye January wali fight nahi ho sakti sponsorship k beghair’. His fight in January is against a fighter called Daigo Higa, a Japanese slugger with are cord of 14 wins in 14 fights, all by way of knockout. Waseem will be fighting in Columbia for the WBC world title, the most prestigious boxing title in the world. So, council fee, travel expenses, training expenses are what’s consuming Waseem &nbsp;these days instead of focusing on training. So, when a sailor hits a century at Champions Trophy Finals, he gets sponsored by the biggest brand in the country, but when a local fighter goes out and wins a championship that every kid dreams of winning one day, doesn’t even get the right acknowledgement. What is he supposed to do?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/waseem-2-2.png"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I remember Waseem was asked to stay in Pakistan for an extra month after his WBC Silver championship win because our beloved ISPR were shooting a documentary with him, a documentary which we never saw. I don’t care if it’s the Politicians, people of this Nation or the Army,this man’s dreams have been crushed and all of us are responsible for it.Because, when a charming boy is shot perfectly pouring tea on a street, we make him a star! Because, when a pretty face singer features on Coke Studio and does a gig, we make her a star and hire her indefinitely for our famous cold drink brand. Because, when a parchi-shuda cricketer makes less runs, takes less catches in the ground and more selfies outside, we make him a star! WE do this!WE have done this! As less as we care about our flag, WE are taking the flag away from a guy who actually takes some pride in wearing it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">This was directed to all the sleeping Pakistani Brands, my paralyzed people and of course to the Government. But of course you don’t care, so close this go back and start going through your news feed. Ziada der enlightened rehna acha nai hota..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
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Why is it important to confess past business mistakes?
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Time and time throughout the history it has been observed that all the self-made millionaires are masters in learning from their successes and failures. They tend to work on their strong points and work on ensuring that the same mistakes don’t occur again. Most of the entrepreneurs and professionals do not want to make the same mistakes again or even adopt a method in which they’re not certain about their success <w:sdt citation="t" id="-446081657"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Rus15 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Prince)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. Our brains are naturally designed to have cognitive blind spots that cause us to overlook our mistakes or find it difficult in admitting them. Our brains shield our egos and the defense mechanism in our body protect ourselves from admitting or confessing the mistakes we make. However, if you make an effort in overcoming this weakness and confess your mistakes to your organization it would actually make you feel that I was worthwhile. Confessing our mistakes would allow us and the organization to make better decision for the coming future, keep small issues from turning into unsolvable bigger problems, take responsibility of your job, and learn from your mistakes <w:sdt citation="t" id="-950938375"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Bre13 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(McKay)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">To own up to your mistakes and then making better decision cause you to become a responsive employee. This is reflected by the CEO of Red Hat. He talked about how in order to have a more engaged workforce, you have to well engage with the people. The key to success is having better communication skills and find ways to connect with your people. Make them feel like they can talk to you about anything and own your mistakes if you have made them. He gave an example of a roundtable meeting he was having with the CIOs of a company in which he was giving them leadership lessons from his book. In the meeting some of the people from audience were also present. After the meeting they called the CEO and recommended him about some of the missing parts in the book. This made him content about his work as his consumers felt comfortable having access to him which caused more engagement. Thus the key to engagement is being more accountable to the people of your organization, simply having the confidence to own your mistakes and admit you’re wrong. He further talks about that being a leader doesn’t make you always right, it’s about telling the reasons for why you did something and then being accountable for your results. <w:sdt citation="t" id="362405100"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Jim15 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Whitehurst)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">A situation occurred in 2007 when severe winter storm hit the areas of Midwest and Northeast of America disrupting air travel and creating and sense of panic among passengers. Thousands of flight were delayed or cancelled but Jet Blue suffered the worst. Apparently it had an operational meltdown which caused the passengers to wait until 11 hours for the flight. The CEO of Jet Blue later wrote an apology letter to all his passengers which was full of empathy and explained the whole event how things went wrong and confessing their mistakes. It was a heart melting letter and seemed that company actually is committed to its consumers. Consumers appreciated this a lot and no adverse effect was experienced regarding their sales. <w:sdt citation="t" id="1722486194"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION mic07 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(hyatt)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The first step to success or take a U-turn when you’re facing downfall is to confess to your mistakes. The downfall of Starbucks and its revival in 2008 is one of the biggest milestones in the corporate history. Its CEO Howard Schultz left a successful company but after eight years he had to return back. The first thing he did was made a public confession that leadership has failed 180000 Starbucks’ people and it families. He felt partly responsible for the failure and told his people that everyone in the company should admit their mistakes and start working on them. That was the turning point of the company, as if a burden was off the shoulders. Being consumer oriented should be the main focus of every company so owning up to your mistakes not only makes the consumers think that you care it also makes you trustworthy. With some serious crises like financial problems due to recession and competition the company had to adopt a smart strategy which they did by confessing their mistakes and working on them. <w:sdt citation="t" id="-2020072521"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Adi10 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Ignatius)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">So the main reasons on why companies should confess their mistakes are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It earns you respect of your consumers and other employees. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It causes misleading management to change<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It creates a circular vision and helps in evaluating the dynamics on regular basis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">In order to be on the top of ecosystem you’ve got to put yourself in the shoes of your consumers and follow what they want<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">If an organization wants a sustainable future then they have to be brave enough to own up their, mistakes, learn from them, and make strategies to improve them. <o:p></o:p></span></p><h1><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">References<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;color:windowtext"><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></span></h1><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>BIBLIOGRAPHY <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span></span><![endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">hyatt, michael. "TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR MISTAKES." <i>michael hyatt</i> (February 26, 2007).<o:p></o:p><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></span></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-no-proof:yes">Ignatius, Adi. "The HBR Interview: “We Had to Own the Mistakes”." <i>Harvard Business Review</i> (JULY–AUGUST 2010).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-no-proof:yes">McKay, Brett &amp; Kate. "Personal Responsibility 102: The Importance of Owning Up to Your Mistakes and How to Do It." <i>art of manliness</i> (February 19, 2013).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-no-proof:yes">Prince, Russ Alan. "How To Learn From Your Business Mistakes." <i>forbes</i> (JUL 23, 2015).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-no-proof:yes">Whitehurst, Jim. "Be a Leader Who Can Admit Mistakes." <i>Harvard Business Review</i> (JUNE 02, 2015).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p> <w:sdt sdtdocpart="t" docparttype="Bibliographies" docpartunique="t" id="523912605"> <w:sdt bibliography="t" id="-573587230"> </w:sdt></w:sdt></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-no-proof:yes'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span></b><![endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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'Saith' leadership culture in Pakistan’s private sector
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Leadership style determines the whole organization culture in the private sector. Many organizations are changing their organization culture and moving from traditional leadership style to modern leadership. The “Saith” or traditional leadership is the one in which the organizational structure is more centralized. This means the decision making power lies in the upper management only. The culture in Saith leadership is stricter and organizational hierarchy is more vertical as compared to flatter organization. On the other hand, modern leadership consists of more decentralized organizational structure where certain decision making powers also lie in the hands of lower management and employees. This kind of organizational culture promotes innovation and flexibility&nbsp;<w:sdt citation="t" id="-255516870">(Meehan)</w:sdt>. Many organizations in Pakistan still have the old leadership style and all authority lies in the hands of one leader where everyone has to obey the decisions made by him.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">The Saith leadership style in Pakistan revolves around one boss holding all the responsibility. He does not take consult his subordinates while making the decision. After he reaches a decision, he communicates it with the subordinates and expect immediate implementation of the task&nbsp;<w:sdt citation="t" id="-2133089708">(12 Different Types of Leadership Styles, n.d.)</w:sdt>. Another attribute of Saith or traditional leadership in Pakistan is that women leaders are encouraged and found in the private sector. Although much transformation is seen in the sector and women are being recruited for human resource and marketing positions but still women entrepreneurs are seen less. Leadership style has an impact on the environment of organization and productivity of workforce. A study was carried out to find the effect of leadership style on organizational commitment in Pakistan. The mediating factor in the study is employees’ value. It aims to theoretically prove that leadership style effects the organization commitment of employees, when the organization culture is reflecting the employees’ values. First it gives a brief overview of the transactional and transformational leadership styles and then through literature review shows a strong relation between leadership style and employees commitment. The results show that employees are more committed if the organization meets their expectations and follow transformational leadership. More satisfaction is seen when employees worked in teams and allowed to innovate rather than having traditional leadership where leader has the power who is in charge of rewards and penalties&nbsp;<w:sdt citation="t" id="-664701625">(Sohail, September 2011)</w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">An article published in DAWN newspaper shows the present leadership in private sectors and what organizations should do to build competitive advantage in this innovative world. Apart from improving an industry’s value chain and supply chain, people need to work on having strategic organizational model where members in the organizational hierarchy are able to make sound, innovative and spontaneous decisions. The business world all over the globe is focusing on developing human resources to achieve targeted goals. Organization structure is adopting people oriented approach to management whereas in Pakistan mostly organizations are still following traditional leadership approach. Business leaders in Pakistan follow mostly asset building approach in the private sector. This involves top management having a strong natural leader. This type of method is also seen in some of America and in some European countries too. Under this strong natural leader (SNL) management style, leaders are action oriented, energetic, visionary and at the same time they are intolerant and egoistic. Little attention is paid to the people of organization. Though some organization are showing growth while adopting asset oriented approach but without focusing on their workforce and people they would face recession in the long run. In terms of financial sector of Pakistan, an immediate action is needed to be taken for hierarchical set up in banks. The banks need to have a management hierarchy where its main concern is on human resources. They need to develop their field staff and treat them as the most important ingredient in organization. It is the operating staff or junior management that knows the expertise of Information Technology and has direct contact with the consumer so they should be involved in decision making process with regard to producing better products and services&nbsp;<w:sdt citation="t" id="-1654141109">(People-oriented management, Nov 11, 2002)</w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Carlzon, a behavioral scientist studied a lot on leadership styles and management hierarchy of the service industry in particular. He is in favor of shifting and reversing hierarchical pyramid. This involves operating staff to be placed at the top and given decision making powers regarding research and development of new products/services. According to him the top management should be restricted to just managing the environment and implementation of decisions&nbsp;<w:sdt citation="t" id="-110598183">(People-oriented management, Nov 11, 2002)</w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Saith leadership in Pakistan also prevents women from getting opportunities at the upper management. Measures are being taken to reduce this and provide neutral platform for both genders but still a lot has to be done to make a change at mass level. An example of measures taken involves Pakistan First Women Leadership Forum which was a full day workshop for business women and entrepreneurs. It turned out to be a big success with large turnout of women and involved in promoting of women in business. It provides entrepreneur women to present and discuss business ideas, proposals and goals&nbsp;<w:sdt citation="t" id="672688048">(Women’s leadership forum, Dec 21, 2002)</w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Although Saith leadership gives power to the company but in today’s changing world, Pakistan’s private sector needs to evolve and be more people oriented to achieve long term sustainability and success. Workforce is the main weapon to any organization, thus taking care of employees’ values and giving them a certain power will automatically make them more committed to the firm which will increase the overall productivity of that firm.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style="font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">References<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; color: windowtext;"><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></span></h1><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><i>12 Different Types of Leadership Styles</i>. (n.d.). Retrieved from Wide Toast: http://wisetoast.com/12-different-types-of-leadership-styles/<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><o:p></o:p></span><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">Meehan, C. L. (n.d.). Flat Vs. Hierarchical Organizational Structure.&nbsp;<i>Chron</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">People-oriented management. (Nov 11, 2002).&nbsp;<i>DAWN</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">Sohail, A. (September 2011). impact of leadership style on organizational commitment.&nbsp;<i>research gate</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">Women’s leadership forum. (Dec 21, 2002).&nbsp;<i>DAWN</i>.&nbsp;</p>
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How does strengthen boss-employee relationship in Pakistan?
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">In a recent study by Forbes it has been proved that there is a very miniscule probability of leader effectiveness if the leader is not likable. To strengthen the boss-employee relationship in an agrarian and industrializing economy like Pakistan, it is paramount to identify the factors that weaken said relationship and work to eliminate these factors.&nbsp; In Pakistan, the conventional relation between a boss and an employee is that of ‘Master and Servant’, governed by the terms stated in the contract signed by both parties when the latter starts working for the former. In our current system, though it has improved significantly since after the partition, the terms of the employment contract are vague and not expressed explicitly; this leaves room for disputes and mistrust on both sides.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p><h2>Legislation for Workers<o:p></o:p></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The workforce has been declared as a ‘concurrent subject’ in our legislation with both the Federal and Provincial government having control over it but for uniformity the Federal government handles all issues pertaining to the workforce. Currently, the legislation creates an environment to promote economic growth by safeguarding the rights of workers through labor laws that support:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings">Ø<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Signed Contract of Employment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings">Ø<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Period of Termination of the Contract <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings">Ø<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Times of Work and Rest per week must be stated-provision of a compulsory weekly rest time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings">Ø<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Maximum and Minimum working hours stated including overtime<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings">Ø<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Paid leave; sick leave or maternity leave must be mentioned<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings">Ø<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Gender equality in pay <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings">Ø<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Pay issues including bonuses, minimum wages etc<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings">Ø<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Right of formation of trade unions by both employee and employers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;Although separate courts exist to deal with workforce issues, it is rare to see employees winning a case against the employers and hence the employees have a general insecurity that the law is not on their side. Quicker and more efficient processing of labor requests in the civil court will help strengthen labor confidence and improve the boss-employee relationship, helping to eliminate some of the fear employees have in Pakistan <w:sdt citation="t" id="-1699531473"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Zah05 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Ltd, July 2005)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2>Use of Human Resource Management<o:p></o:p></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Multinational companies have been attributed with bringing and advancing the trend of proper HRM in Pakistani organizations. Apart from military, all public sector organizations had improper ‘Personnel Departments’ tasked with recruiting, staffing and discipline but employment was politically motivated especially on top level positions. However, recently many government organizations have made progress in this sphere by putting work into training and development of their employees. In the private sector the HRM have enjoyed better role and recruitment is transparent; as the MNCs regard their employees as assets and subsequently invest rigorously in their development. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">But this greater role of HRM is restricted to large organizations only, in small private companies recruitment is based on owner’s decisions. Employees are personally responsible for their training and exchange of skills and most never progress from their current level of skill. With ever increasing competition and prodigious pressure on greater profit making, organizations have been forced to realize that not physical capital but HR gives edges to performance and as a result many companies shave started to implement HRM extensively, thus strengthening the boss-employee relationship. HRM systems are becoming more sophisticated and practices like Paying for Performance, Training and Development of Employees, Shared Leadership etc are becoming quite common. A greater integration of HRM in companies along with the use of Integrated Reporting will bring about more progress in strengthening the boss-employee relationship and increase productivity simultaneously<w:sdt citation="t" id="1299493779"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span> CITATION Jac13 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->&nbsp;(Zenger, JUN 13, 2013)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt> . <o:p></o:p></span></p><h2>Use of Compensation Management<o:p></o:p></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">With compensation management being viewed as a financial cost, Pakistani companies have stayed away from it until recently when modern firms took up this practice. The trend has been that compensation management came into the use of private sector along with implementation of HRM. HR managers in organizations have developed strategies that are consistent with the organizations goals, legal and community jurisdictions etc, to satisfy employees. These compensation programs contain a mixture of elements including but not limited to base pay, variable pay, profit and gain sharing, incentive pay etc.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">In government organization compensation is based on a scale, the employees receiving pay and benefits in accordance with these scales which may vary from organization to organization and usually include subsidized housing, medical treatment, pension gratuity and paid leave etc. Level of performance has nothing to do with these scales; years of service and the position of an employee decide the benefits to be granted. These fixed levels of benefits are revised frequently in accordance with the economy and are followed religiously by the government which makes civil service an attractive prospect for many. In Pakistan, government organizations have been relatively slow in adapting performance based remuneration because there is still lack of transparency in reports.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">In the private corporate sector, compensation is usually performance and loyalty based. Most of the private firms have short term benefits and allowances for employees. Discretion of the employer continues to be a cardinal feature of compensation in the private sector, usually disregarding the factor of internal and external equity. The private sector also faces the problem of ‘favoritism’ when it comes to compensation payment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Other factors such as the nature of and mood during day to day interactions with employees, general behavior at workplace, and optimism of the leader also effect boss-employee relationship. The leader has to be fair at all times, have discretion, be cooperative, patient and behave like a mentor and not a monarch. The boss must have a vision, be focused and inspire his employees to follow in his footsteps; to do that he must possess an excellent work ethic. In some occasions, the boss should ask his employees for feedback; to give them a sense of belonging and importance and make changes to suit them. Most of all, a boss must encourage both his top performers and his slow workers so that the entire workforce progresses forward. A boss showing confidence in his workers makes them feel empowered and that results in a more productive workforce <w:sdt citation="t" id="-663169738"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Ste13 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Tobak, APR 24, 2013)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">References<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;line-height: 150%"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>BIBLIOGRAPHY <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span></span><![endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Ltd, Z. B.-G. (July 2005). Employer-Employee Relationship in Pakistan. <i>Market Forces </i>.<o:p></o:p><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></span></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-no-proof:yes">Tobak, S. (APR 24, 2013). How to Improve Employee-Boss Relationships. <i>INC.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p> <w:sdt bibliography="t" id="-573587230"> <!--[if supportFields]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-no-proof:yes'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span></b><![endif]--></w:sdt></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-no-proof:yes">Zenger, J. (JUN 13, 2013). The Unlikable Leader: 7 Ways To Improve Employee/Boss Relationships. <i>Forbes</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Gender Inequality at Workplace
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">According to Eitzen and Baca Zinn women perform 60% of the work worldwide but they only earn 10% of the total income and own 10% of the total land. Gender inequality is still a part of our everyday life and most of all the work place. Women in emerging countries fare worse comparative to men as compare to women in advanced countries on various measures like college enrollment and control over one’s life. The major difference here is mostly due to the ratio of men on the executive posts in a firm as compare to women. If the decision making power is given to men then the decisions made will be in their favor as well. According to a research<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> men working under conservative managers receive an average of $5000 more bonuses then women <w:sdt citation="t" id="-966892656"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Bri16 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Briscoe &amp; Joshi, 2016)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. It all goes back to who makes the decisions. Promoting men as leaders, politicians, head of the families and CEO’s results in gender inequality at lower levels. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="line-height: 150%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">A&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">recent study<span style="color:#222222"> by a company, Weber Shandwick, reveals that only 12.5% women make in the top management teams in Global Fortune 1000 companies <w:sdt citation="t" id="1026448632"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Les15 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Ross, 2015)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. Three out of ten companies don’t even have any women in the senior management teams and not even one is gender-balanced. This is the scanty state of affairs after women demanding gender equality for more than a decade. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="line-height: 150%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Now as it is established that men tend to favor men in promotions and bonuses, when women do the same that is women promote their own groups they get criticism <w:sdt citation="t" id="1796171464"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Joh16 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Johnson &amp; Hekman, 2016)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. A major example of this is when on a massive level, such as female politicians and media anchors tend to promote other female celebrities they get criticism while men doing the same are accepted by our society. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="line-height: 150%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Discussing Gender equality became a norm not more than a decade ago but what we see is that the developing countries are not focusing on it as much. Due to the cultural and social backgrounds and other economic issues these countries think that gender inequality is the least of their issue. Whereas in the developing countries, media is playing a vital role in promoting gender equality. The role of media here results in protests, campaigns and even law suits regarding unfair treatment of women <w:sdt citation="t" id="1233582300"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Les15 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Ross, 2015)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="line-height: 150%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Mostly it is said that there should be laws specifically for women in a company’s policy that help them manage their work/home. Keeping these extra policies aside, if women even try to use the normal universal benefits, they are frowned upon and treated differently as compare to men. Men asking to use flexible timings is accepted, even appreciated but if women as the same thing managers think of them as a liability. Women asking to work from home or use flexible timings is not seen as a right but as an extra added benefit. This is due to the psychological basis of gender inequality <w:sdt citation="t" id="-23875571"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Dav17 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Burkus, 2017)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="line-height: 150%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">All of this goes back to the childhood where men and women are treated differently which is why they tend to be who they are today. This difference in treatment may vary from culture to culture in intensity but it remains there. Males and females are lead on different paths before they are able to choose their own. The color blue is most commonly associated with boys and they get toys like monster trucks or more sport related things to play with from the time that they are babies. Girls are more commonly introduced to the color pink, dolls, dresses, and playing house where they are taking care of the dolls as if they were children. This leads to a difference in personality, career paths, or relationships. Throughout life males and females are seen as two very different species who have very different personalities and should stay on separate paths. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="line-height: 150%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">When people expect them to stay on different paths, if women try to lead those paths the society gets a sort of cultural shock. At different times and in different articles, various words have been used to describe the barriers faced by women. The term ‘glass ceiling’ was introduced two decades ago. Other terms like walls all around and labyrinth are of common knowledge. The thing here to worry about is that even though the situation is way better than what it used to be two decades ago, it is still nowhere near what it should be. Economists have given many reports about how the GDP and the economic position of every country will get better once women and men are treated equally. But we don’t understand is that a very few men work for women empowerment and all the women that work for this are labeled as feminists. All this makes the progress very slow and thus after two decades of efforts and campaigns the stats are only least bit in favor of women around the world. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><h1>Bibliography<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; color: windowtext;"><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></span></h1><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>BIBLIOGRAPHY <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->Briscoe, F., &amp; Joshi, A. (2016). Do Conservative Managers Give Smaller Bonuses to Women? <i>Harvard Business Review</i>.<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;mso-no-proof:yes"><o:p></o:p></span><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Burkus, D. (2017). Everyone Likes Flex Time, but We Punish Women Who Use It. <i>Harvard Business Review</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Johnson, S. K., &amp; Hekman, D. R. (2016). Women and Minorities Are Penalized for Promoting Diversity. <i>Harvard Business Review</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Ross, L. G. (2015). When the Media Covers Gender Inequality, the C-Suite Listens. <i>Harvard Business Review</i>.&nbsp;</p>
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Pakistani brand still fixated in traditional media marketing
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Although digital marketing has transformed the marketing world, it is biased to say that digital marketing alone provides best value to a brand and its image. Mostly marketing depends on the kind of audience to which you want to convey your message. In Pakistan for example, according to the statistics of 2016, only 17.8% of the total population has an access to internet or digital marketing. The rest of the population depends on traditional media tools for getting information about products and brands. Apart from Pakistan, many developed countries are also dependent on traditional media tools for advertisement. One of the biggest examples of this is Facebook advertising on billboards and TV all over in UK. A brand if not present on digital media is considered backwards, but the real sales generation technique is still dependent on traditional media <w:sdt citation="t" id="-1843466660"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION The15 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Therine Goh, 07 October 2015)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">A study carried out on traditional media use of journalists and audiences in Sindh province shows that still most of the audience in Pakistan and in Sindh province depend on traditional media for getting information about brands and updates. The widely used medium for marketing and information is first, newspaper and then second, television. &nbsp;It included 550 respondents that were journalists and questionnaire were given to them regarding media consumption in the province of Sindh. The results showed that 52.2% of the journalists perceived newspaper to be the most consumed media tool by audiences, then comes television and then radio. Even though it is said that media environment has diversified yet available industry data leads us to the conclusion that online media has still not replaced traditional media (ibid, 2006). The reason to this is even if there is an increased amount of people using internet in Pakistan, there is still a large amount of population that is deprived of online media and is dependent on the traditional methods of information. Companies cannot turn towards online media if their target audience is not present there <w:sdt citation="t" id="347137525"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Bas14 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Memon, December 2014)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. Most of the working class that is the decision maker of purchase of products is reliant upon radio and television on getting the information about companies. They do not have time to see online advertisements or click on the ad coming on their screen. Most of the online adverts are ignored by the working class. There is a fraction of people who click to open the online ads and actually see them. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Most of the decision makers for purchase are still adults in Pakistan who consider products on traditional media as credible and authentic. More than half of the people having an access to internet still trust newspaper, TV, magazines, radio, and billboards more than online media. Thus the optimal strategy would be to create awareness through traditional media marketing and then capitalize later on the recognition through online or social media. Traditional media in Pakistan allows companies to start a conversation with more potential customers <w:sdt citation="t" id="-131175563"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Why \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Why Traditional Media is Still Important?, n.d.)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. Mediums like TV, print, radio and billboards reach thousands if not millions of viewers at a time. Companies are sure that the money they are spending on traditional ads is reaching real consumers all the time. On the other hand 60% traffic on social media is non-human and most of the people do not even see online ads <w:sdt citation="t" id="-928346809"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION The15 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Therine Goh, 07 October 2015)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. Out of $600-$700 million budget that is spent on TV, radio and billboards only 3% is used for online advertisement in Pakistan. This shows how much the audience are still inclined towards traditional methods of media <w:sdt citation="t" id="584181848"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Mud16 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Jehangir, December 5, 2016)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Unilever carried out a study among brands and advertisers to find out why Pakistan is lagging behind digital marketing. It was found out that there is lack of willingness to accept the change on behalf of brand managers and advertisers. At the same time advertising agencies are mainly relying on conventional media for marketing. However some companies have also brought change in their marketing techniques. For example Unilever and Nestle have increased their 100% budget in digital marketing campaigns. One of the major reasons for companies not adopting this method is the quality output of digital advertising. Consumers do not believe the content displayed on social media and most of them do not even click the posts. This makes it a challenge for advertisers to adopt to new method <w:sdt citation="t" id="-1164544935"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Mud16 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Jehangir, December 5, 2016)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Thus the best technique to carry out a successful marketing campaign in Pakistan is to combine traditional media with digital media. The same message that was published on newspapers and magazines should be displayed on websites but it should be short and attractive enough to gain customers attention. Make a press release, attract your audience and then retain them through social media.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h1>References<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;color:windowtext"><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></span></h1><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>BIBLIOGRAPHY <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->Jehangir, M. (December 5, 2016). Online Advertising; Why Pakistan’s ignoring a billion dollar industry. <i>morenews </i>.<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;mso-no-proof:yes"><o:p></o:p></span><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Memon, B. (December 2014). Traditional Media Use of Journalists and Audiences in Sindh Province,Pakistan. <i>Review of Journalism and Mass Communication</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Therine Goh, C. &amp;.-F. (07 October 2015). WHY TRADITIONAL ADVERTISING STILL WORKS. <i>Marketing Magazine</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><i>Why Traditional Media is Still Important?</i> (n.d.). Retrieved from adwise marketing and communication: http://www.adwisemarketing.ca/traditional-media-still-important/<o:p></o:p></p><p> <w:sdt sdtdocpart="t" docparttype="Bibliographies" docpartunique="t" id="475040092"> <w:sdt bibliography="t" id="-573587230"> </w:sdt></w:sdt></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span></b><![endif]--><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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Why business schools not producing entrepreneurial mindset?
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The trouble with business graduates popping out of Pakistani universities is that most of them hardly interact with real world, whereas business is all about going outside and interacting with real world. The graduates do not have entrepreneurial minds, they cram textbook information and pass the exam. Cramming textbook information helps medical, law or engineering students whereas a business student cannot afford to depend on textbook information. They need to stay updated about all fields and read through diverse resources in order to have innovative and entrepreneurial abilities. <w:sdt citation="t" id="139858850"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Meh14 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Omer, Dec 06, 2014)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">One of the main reasons of not producing entrepreneurial mindsets is curriculum taught in universities. Business is not something that can be studied within the confines a classroom. It is learned by going out into the field, working in the real world and innovating according to the surroundings. Experts and analysts have been doing work to make linkages between industries and universities for a long time but fail to mention that corporations should not only hire graduates for jobs or internships but second and third year students too. Pakistani students should learn more from local entrepreneurs so they can understand their own environment rather than reading case studies from Harvard Review, Henry Ford and Warren Buffett. These men live in totally different culture and environment with resources which a startup Pakistani cannot even afford to have. This has caused Pakistani students to be trained as corporate slaves not as entrepreneurs, as job creators and not as job seekers. Each business school should work as an incubator and allow its students to work in teams so they can come up with business ideas, these business ideas should be funded from angel investors who have links in universities <w:sdt citation="t" id="-572042999"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Meh14 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Omer, Dec 06, 2014)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is sad to believe that Pakistan was ranked at 131 out of 141 countries in the 2015 report of the Global Innovation Index. This report explores the impact of innovation oriented policies on economic growth and development. The reason for this is even if universities and High Education Commission are working to make the education better, there are no incentives, special packages or allowances for researchers or innovators to carry on their work. Whereas Switzerland, top ranked on GII’s list has 57% of researchers from different countries due to numerous incentives offered to them <w:sdt citation="t" id="1335504011"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Uma16 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Khan, May 10, 2016)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Another reason for not producing entrepreneurs is that the higher education of Pakistan lacks research. Pakistan is facing some serious challenges regarding socio economic development and population which include employment, innovation and sustainability. In this situation universities should make such intellectual powers that would boost the economy. However, the research output in universities of Pakistan as compared to number of faculties is less than 13%. Out of total faculties from 128 universities only 5,013 papers could be published in any research journal in 2010. In the list of 97 universities, the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi was ranked at 96, not having a single publication in 2010. Even though IBA is the most prestigious business university in Pakistan apart from LUMS, having 78 teachers with high academic achievements and practical business management experience. Research helps in analyzing our environment and market which provides ideas on what is lacking and what needs to be done. With this situation of research in Pakistan, students have no idea about their environment which causes lack of innovation<w:sdt citation="t" id="97463049"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-begin'></span> CITATION BAR11 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->&nbsp;(QUERSHI, Mar 18, 2011)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Other reasons of poor quality higher education and universities not producing innovative minds include ambience of universities, the infrastructural and operational requirements. The learning environment in any educational institution matters a lot. The business schools should make a learning environment accordingly that reflects knowledge in a way which encourages more innovative minds. Well-functioning universities are a mixture of complex organic and evolutionary processes that are the building blocks of the society. Facilities do matter, but it is really vital for universities to be operating in a manner that has a forward looking world view, an open environment, and shared sense of purpose. They should have a look on universities globally and compare them with their present system. Universities now a days are the major incubators for training of intellectually strong and innovative minds, but our universities are still stuck on the decades’ old environment and facilities <w:sdt citation="t" id="-1685123725"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION PER09 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(HOODBHOY, winter 2009)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Sixty years of constant failure, in creating a higher education system that has global standards forces us to look for reasons that go beyond administrative and fiscal issues. At the deep root level, it is the value system that shapes any education institution to have modern education and create modern mindset that encourages critical thinking. Pakistan’s business education system is dependent on conservative cultural and social values and political agendas that discourages questioning and innovation<w:sdt citation="t" id="-1424480836"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span> CITATION PER09 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->&nbsp;(HOODBHOY, winter 2009)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. Government has to take initiatives and responsibilities to improve the quality of education in business schools. This could be done by focusing on all the reasons above and increasing the contribution of national GDP to higher education that would improve the standard of the quality of education. <o:p></o:p></span></p><h1>References<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;color:windowtext"><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></span></h1><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>BIBLIOGRAPHY <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->HOODBHOY, P. (winter 2009). Pakistan’s Higher Education System—What Went Wrong and How to Fix It . <i>The Pakistan Development Review </i>.<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 107%;mso-no-proof:yes"><o:p></o:p></span><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Khan, U. A. (May 10, 2016). Why Pakistanis are among the least innovative in the world. <i>DAWN</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Omer, M. (Dec 06, 2014). 6 areas where Pakistani BBA and MBA degrees fall short. <i>DAWN</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">QUERSHI, B. (Mar 18, 2011). Pakistani universities lack research. <i>DAWN</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p> <w:sdt sdtdocpart="t" docparttype="Bibliographies" docpartunique="t" id="-1148891508"> <w:sdt bibliography="t" id="-573587230"> </w:sdt></w:sdt></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span></b><![endif]--><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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Is CSR being used as a marketing tool?
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">There is a new trend in the marketing that has revolutionized the business world. Today businesses are adopting corporate social responsibility to gain attraction and have competitive advantage because they are targeting some of the main social and environmental concerns. Social corporate responsibility is management process where companies integrate environmental and social concerns within their business policies in a way that it benefits them economically too. It includes involving your stakeholders and shareholders and informing them about your strategies. This enhance company’s reputation and strengthen its brand image. CSR is promoted in such a way that it does not have an adverse effect on the economy of the company. It is a great competitive advantage which increases the sustainability of one’s company <w:sdt citation="t" id="-724600029"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Uni07 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Nations, 6 July, 2007)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. Apart from management, companies adopt this method to have an intense marketing campaign. What is the point of doing CSR if your customers do not know about it? Using CSR can help one engage with their customers in new ways. Since the message conveyed is for a better cause so it get easy to gain customers’ attention <w:sdt citation="t" id="-556164227"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Jam12 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Epstein-Reeves, FEB 21, 2012)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">This method is being adopted by companies throughout the world. For example, Walmart is a leader in environmental efforts. It has established itself on the top in environmentalism. In 2008, it ran an ad campaign to raise awareness about the environment as well as informing consumers about the products they can choose to use <w:sdt citation="t" id="-1633710828"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Jam12 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Epstein-Reeves, FEB 21, 2012)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. Businesses have started seeing where and how key stakeholders react to a firm’s corporate responsibility initiatives. They’re using focus groups and different marketing techniques to know the psychological needs that CSR can fulfill its stakeholders for example pride and self-esteem. With this kind of knowledge, companies can gauge the demands of their target audience. For example recently, Procter and Gamble, Timberland, and General Mills carried a research study and revealed that many of their stakeholders do not have any idea about the companies’ CSR activities or do not find them relevant. These companies are now able to build strong relations with their customers by adopting stakeholders-centric approach which has increased their customers as well as employees’ loyalty <w:sdt citation="t" id="-1273168898"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION CBB09 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Bhattacharya, 11/20/2009)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">One of the biggest examples of using CSR as marketing and for social benefit is of Cola companies. Both Coca Cola and Pepsi are doing their best to improve their brand image from one another. Coca Cola’s support My School initiative in India is one of the biggest CSR campaigns in India which has made a lot of fanfare.&nbsp; Today CSR marketing is a new sub science in the marketing world at large. It is the best thing to do when you’re a big brand and have a consumption around the world. Brands for example Coca Cola, Marlboro, Dettol and others are touching billions of consumers across the world using CSR as a marketing approach <w:sdt citation="t" id="-1050691848"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION HAR12 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(BIJOOR, November 26, 2012)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">CSR is used by companies as a marketing strategy to improve brand image. Studies have shown that consumers are more likely to buy products from those brands that have good reputation. It provides businesses with the opportunity to identify the weak parts of the society that they are part of. For CSR to be effective, it should be implemented in sync with the companies’ brand building strategies, which can be done by doing selective approach. Mostly this kind of strategy is most suitable for companies with multiple brands and products. These businesses tie their specific products with certain CSR strategies. For example, Knorr (a Unilever brand) is promoting healthy cooking to address malnutrition in people of Nigeria, whereas Signal toothpaste (another brand of Unilever) has targeted oral health with their brush Day and Night campaign <w:sdt citation="t" id="1394854173"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Har17 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Trott, 04/06/2017)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">A study was carried out and for people, their first thought to work for corporation working good is none other than Google. It has made multiple moves to adopt CSR and every single one of them is paying off. One of its major examples, Google Green is a corporate effort to use renewable power and other resources efficiently in an environment friendly way. This includes, recycling and turning off lights which has not only improved their brand image further but also lowered down the costs. Google has seen an overall drop of power requirements for about 50 percent. These savings can be used to other departments of business or for investments <w:sdt citation="t" id="-1910761966"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION CUR15 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(MORENO, FEBRUARY 10, 2015)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">CSR can be applied to Google sized companies as well as small organizations. They can apply these techniques at their own scale. They can adopt kind of strategies that would benefit them and make their brand image positive in the eyes of the consumers and employees. <o:p></o:p></span></p><h1>References<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;color:windowtext"><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></span></h1><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>BIBLIOGRAPHY <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->Bhattacharya, C. B. (11/20/2009). Corporate Social Responsibility: It's All About Marketing. <i>Forbes</i>.<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;mso-no-proof:yes"><o:p></o:p></span><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">BIJOOR, H. (November 26, 2012). CSR: A marketing tool? <i>Business Standard</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Epstein-Reeves, J. (FEB 21, 2012). Six Reasons Companies Should Embrace CSR. <i>Forbes</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">MORENO, C. (FEBRUARY 10, 2015). Doing Their Part: 3 Excellent Examples of Corporate Social Responsibility. <i>RedShift</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Nations, U. (6 July, 2007). <i>What is CSR?</i> Retrieved from United Nations Industrial Development Organization: http://www.unido.org/csr/o72054.html<o:p></o:p></p><p> <w:sdt sdtdocpart="t" docparttype="Bibliographies" docpartunique="t" id="-465442211"> <w:sdt bibliography="t" id="-573587230"> <!--[if supportFields]><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;mso-no-proof:yes'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span></b><![endif]--></w:sdt></w:sdt></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><span style="mso-no-proof:yes">Trott, H. (04/06/2017). How To Use Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) As A Marketing Tool. <i>Idea Cafe</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Why is career making choice so difficult in Pakistan?
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:black;mso-themecolor: text1">It is instructed in the constitution of Pakistan to provide free education to its citizens between the ages 5-16 however education is still a concern that the country needs to tackle, almost 70 years since independence the country has only reached the maximum literacy rate at 60% in year 2016<w:sdt citation="t" id="-2027556317"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-begin'></span> CITATION Ria17 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->&nbsp;(Haq, 2017)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">The changing governments in the country have failed to assess the real causes of educational deterioration. The education administration is slack, corrupt and rather helpless against the student community. There are no proper checks on the functioning of the educational institutions. In our society teaching is not considered a good profession and people, who are in this profession not sincere with it, teachers are mostly absent but still paid in the public sector schools and colleges. Accountability is missing at all levels as the current system fails to train teachers with inadequate facilities and unchanged syllabus<w:sdt citation="t" id="-1311405688"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span> CITATION Kai11 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->&nbsp;(Majeed, 2011)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. </span>Work and money needs to be spend on the future generations of Pakistan. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:black;mso-themecolor: text1">Education and the correct chosen career make a person successful. Our society forces teenagers to stick to tried and tested ways when they have to decide what path to choose. Not pursuing your career in the desired direction can create disinterest and result in failure even for the people with best abilities and knowledge. Unfortunately career counseling is not much of a belief in our country as people are misled in deciding a career and at times are told what to pursue and given no options. <w:sdt citation="t" id="896324712"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION San12 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Wajid, 2012)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt> Having proper career counseling the students can avail better career opportunities of their likings and can have better choices for their careers in future. <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Neither the parent due to their ignorance due to which they can’t chose proper subject and proper filed nor the teachers due to lack of professionalism are able to guide them. Lack of guidance is very serious problem which students face in Pakistan <w:sdt citation="t" id="-78677557"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Zar12 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Saleem, 2012)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:black;mso-themecolor: text1">What needs to be done is create awareness to parents and teachers about the widened and innovative wide range of career opportunities in today’s world. There needs to be a step taken in educating our teachers and parents about how important career counseling is for their children. &nbsp;To create jobs for a certain field there needs to be enough knowledge, skilled workers and proper education curriculum. More career options to decide from result in a higher number of different jobs in the market, and it will take off some burden from doctor, engineering and banking sectors. Career counseling stars at school level with several meetings held privately between teacher and student with involvement of parents. To guide the student onto the right path by <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">developing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to successfully examine their own lives, explore and evaluate a wide range of education and career options, and make reasoned and researched goals for their future.</span>is a duty of both the parents and the teacher.<w:sdt citation="t" id="126443446"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span> CITATION Ade14 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->&nbsp;(Nasar, 2014)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:black;mso-themecolor: text1">Political and economic instability in Pakistan has damaged the foreign investment ratio as many textile industries in the recent years have shifted to neighboring countries with less blackout and security concerns for their workers. Job market in Pakistan is in turmoil, as thousands of graduates every year increase the ratio of unemployment as the continuous failure of the government in creating sufficient amount of jobs for the people.<w:sdt citation="t" id="678156535"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-begin'></span>CITATION Has \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->&nbsp;(Ahmed, 2011)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt> &nbsp;A vast ratio of young generation opts to study in high ranked universities, settle abroad and continue their ambition due to lack of facilities and opportunities in our country. Previous generations and the governments that have ruled are responsible for providing current inadequate educational environment in the country. Pakistani universities failed to reach the top 500 universities mark and the educational standard being taught to our children in junior level study will create more problems and obstacles for the future generations. The mentality of not talking to our children about their career ambitions but rather dictating them in deciding a career for their future is an old practice in our country. Public sector educational institutes offer below standard education and private institutes that offer education in different career opportunities are out of financial reach for most of our learners.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:black;mso-themecolor: text1">For a better future and skilled generation the education environment needs a significant change. Students should be taught more practical knowledge rather than old theoretical studies, school syllabus needs to be updated. Teachers need to be trained to build a healthy environment in class and friendly relationship with their students so they do not hesitate to consider them as their counselors and be guided about the respective career the students wants to pursue in. Parents should be made aware about the scopes and problems of every field and with great respect tell the student to make the decision for himself <w:sdt citation="t" id="1610093890"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Zar12 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->(Saleem, 2012)<!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element: field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h1>Bibliography<o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>BIBLIOGRAPHY <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]-->Ahmed, H. (2011). <i>Career Opportunities and challenges in Pakistan.</i> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 107%;mso-no-proof:yes"><o:p></o:p></span><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Haq, R. u. (2017). Literacy rate in Pakistan slips by 2%. <i>The Express Tribune</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Majeed, K. A. (2011). Falling education standard. <i>Pakistan Today</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Nasar, A. (2014). Career choices among the students in Pakistan. <i>Hamari Web</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Saleem, Z. (2012). Problems faced by students in current educational setup &amp; their possible solutions. <i>Say People</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p> <w:sdt bibliography="t" id="111145805"> <!--[if supportFields]><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA; mso-no-proof:yes'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span></b><![endif]--></w:sdt></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><span style="mso-no-proof:yes">Wajid, S. (2012). Lack of career counseling. <i>Pakistan Today</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Life of an office boy at a Pakistani Office
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">It is eight in the morning as the office boy unlocks the door of the office and switches on the light and the air conditioners. The aisles are deserted, seats empty but he has not a minute to spare, his punctuality and vigilance are paramount to maintain the efficiency of his colleagues, yet for all he does, his place will forever remain in the background and his importance and contribution at the workplace overlooked. This begs the question, who is an office boy? According to popular definition sites, an office boy is a man who works in a corporate environment,doing menial tasks such as handling or sorting of mail, fetching refreshments,lunches, filing documents, running errands for his boss and handles several more tasks along the lines of these&nbsp;<w:sdt citation="t" id="-1949690118">(Office boy definition, 2017)</w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">&nbsp;An office boy’s job starts before the bankers,accountants, managers and secretaries even file in; briefcases in hand,grumbling and complaining about the workload, traffic and the sweltering heatoutside and ends long after they are all gone . It is he who has to prepare theworkplace for them to work in; make sure their desks are in order—dailynewspaper folded neatly atop, cubicles are clean, air conditioners humming andblasting the halls with chilled air and a “delicious, refreshing” pot of tea isboiling on the stove to keep the workforce in a productive and active mood andit is he who at the end of the day, has to clean the mess made by them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">&nbsp;He is the ‘chai wala’, the emergency janitor,electrician, the occasional cook and server, the one who runs all errandswithout complaining about the heat, rain or cold. Some might debate that he isnot that essential of a cog in the corporate machine; the chief executives,presidents, vice presidents and directors have the greater load on theirshoulders but an office boy in Pakistan is no less. A look at the specificationsof this job required by different companies in Pakistan at Mustakbil.comand&nbsp; Rozee.pk, famous job hunting sites,&nbsp; gives a fair idea how much responsibilitylies on the shoulders of an office boy&nbsp;<w:sdt citation="t" id="-507366367">(Office Boy Job Description, n.d.)</w:sdt><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">&nbsp;An office boy serves as a supervisor in hisown domain. He might not be making spreadsheets or handling acquisitions andmergers but what he does supervise aids in the comfort of the rest of theemployees. From handling minimal clerical work to monitoring use of officesupplies and ensuring their availability, possessing basic knowledge of Englishand conservational skills, handling queries and requests from visitors, servinglunch, making tea, checking cleanliness, answering calls, often driving hissuperiors around and running errands of all natures, an office boy works noless than any other employee in an organization, seldom going as far as toassist other administrative staff in performing their wide range of officeduties and helping the receptionists, secretaries and other administrativeofficials. However his salary is less than most and only above a few; the veryjanitors and guards he supervises. His job title does not guarantee him promotion,incentives or insurance of any kind&nbsp;<w:sdt citation="t" id="-828896645">(Office Boy Jobs in Lahore Pakistan, May 25, 2017)</w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">The salary for this jobvaries in accordance to the level of skill required by the company offering thepost, with an average being Rs.15, 000 per month. In instances where the officeboy must serve as chauffeur and personal assistant to the senior officials aswell, the salary can be as high as Rs. 25,000 but in some cases it can be aslow as Rs.6000 as well. For all that he is paid; the dedication required by anoffice boy is no less than that required by the highest ranked employee in anorganization. The entire workplace depends on the office boy for its smoothrunning and maintenance and that is no small feat in itself. Most job descriptionslist the qualities of: dedication, honesty, respect and alertness asprerequisites for this job&nbsp;<w:sdt citation="t" id="-1434207036">(office boy/peon, n.d.)</w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">The level of educationrequired for the post of an office boy in all major cities of Pakistan ranges frommetric to intermediate graduated. This comparatively low educationspecification combined with the little or no work experience required, meansthat many students who are short on funds choose this as a part-time job orfreshly matriculated students looking forward to support their families choosethis occupation. A major drawback of this job position is the miniscule chanceof promotion or upward mobility in the organization’s hierarchy. The minimaleducation of the office boy restricts his progress in the workplace. The mosthe can progress is by attaining the job of a personal assistant orreceptionist. This drawback coupled with the lack of incentives, support orsecurity provided by the job, an office boy in Pakistan, especially one with afamily, barely manages to make end meet. With his arduous tasks and longworking hours, the life of an office boy in Pakistan is far more comfortable&nbsp;<w:sdt citation="t" id="-311331626">(Office Boy Job Description, May 14, 2012)</w:sdt>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style="font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">References<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; color: windowtext;"><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></span></h1><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><i>Office boy definition</i>. (2017). Retrieved from Your Dictionary: http://www.yourdictionary.com/office-boy<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><i>Office Boy Job Description</i>. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.gov2egov.com/PANINDIADOCS/JDFILE/205401.pdf<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><i>Office Boy Job Description</i>. (May 14, 2012). Retrieved from BestSampleJobDescription.com: http://www.bestsamplejobdescription.com/office-job-description/office-boy-job-description/<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><i>Office Boy Jobs in Lahore Pakistan</i>. (May 25, 2017). Retrieved from Mustakbil.com: https://www.mustakbil.com/jobs/pakistan/lahore/office-boy/<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoBibliography" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><i>office boy/peon</i>. (n.d.). Retrieved from Jobs section: https://www.jobssection.com/jobs/view/office-boy-peon/</p>
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Spot Fixing AGAIN??
<h3></h3><h2><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Spot fixing allegations looming again??</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Just a couple of months after champions trophy victory against India in an exhilarating combat, the whole nation was still hung over the victory and euphoric when we heard about spot fixing allegations and news on TV last night. This gave a lot of the cricketing fans a mini heart attack because incredible 7 match winning streak was not to be jinxed at any cost.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Najam Sethi’s Tweet created a weird buzz among people, although the tweet clearly mentions that the matter has been dealt with, but hindsight is the only vision Pakistanis accept. Since we have been through so much in the past 7-8 years, any such news is expected to create a panic among the cricketing fans.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Around evening time, 20<sup>th</sup> October, we heard news about a Pakistani team player being contacted by bookie.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> What was the news and what&nbsp;was everyone freaking about?&nbsp;Reportedly, Sarfaraz was shopping with his family in a mall in UAE and was approached by a fan who showed interest in taking a selfie with him, very shrewdly, the fan offered Sarfaraz to fix bowling changes in the 4th ODI and offered him a deal against it. Now, we don't know what Sarfaraz told the fan right away, but he politely denied the offer (thankfully). Later, Sarfaraz reported the issue to the management who took prompt notice of the issue and tightened the security around the team. Some of the team players know the guy who offered the deal to Sarfaraz and is reportedly a worker at Sharjah Stadium. The guy's name is Irfan Ansari and is a native Pakistani.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The ICCs ACU must be going crazy at this moment, trying to figure out how to stop this termite of an infestation which is eroding the game so significantly!&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Pakistan has already won the series 4-0 with one match to go, improving upon their amazing run since champions trophy, we only hope their performance and stature increases exponentially.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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How selling online is GOLD for Sellers
<h3>Is online portal Goldmine for the sellers?</h3> <p class="MsoNormal">I don’t know if you are a 90’s kid or 80’s kid but you would definitely remember everything about how shops and malls worked. Shopping was a treacherous process because you had to make a list and go out shopping with your parents. Similarly, if you owned or own a shop in your area, dynamics and schematics of your shop were extremely different to what they are today. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Binding yourself to typical shopping hours and playing under a limited budget to decorate and market your shop left you following the strict rules you couldn’t mend. There are not just these typical problems a shop owner faced but a plethora of other issues like, theft, shoplifting, maintenance, security, inventory and many other problems which put you in profound distress. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Limited Shopping Hours</span>: Every shop has some working hours, no matter how many shifts you have, it increases your cost of operations when you increase your hours of operations. Customers want to shop at their convenience and between shuffling work, chores and family, it gets incredibly difficult to run and maintain your brick and mortar model with limited resources. Having your portal online gives you the luxury to have your shop available to customers 24/7. Even when delivering late in the night is not possible, your product visibility makes it easier for the customer to decide and order your product; not limiting your chances to grow. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Starting up cost</span>: It requires an incredible amount of capital to start up your physical shop and expense heads range from setting up interior decoration to a retail management software pile up your capital expenditure. Setting up your online portal though virtually cost you nothing more than a dime.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Limited Geographical Reach</span>: Often times even the best locations for your physical shop has limitations. Even the best of locations cannot get you the customers you were aspiring to achieve. This is where having you online portal works amazingly for you. Having a physical shop in one town is not you limitation anymore, you can now scale your business and make the best out of your online portal by reaching a bigger audience. <o:p></o:p></p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">So, if you are a shop owner or even a smart person who has access to some unique items you believe can sell well because there is market for it, you do not have to worry about the start-up cost of your own shop. Just have some documents prepared and get on a portal which gives you best margins and incredible product exposure. Careeb.com.pk gives you an opportunity to display your products on their portal and scale your business like no other, so, if you have genuine and unique products which you believe need public display, contact Careeb and their representative will be at your service. From training to account set up, everything is done in a matter of hours; sell your products nationwide today..</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br></o:p></p>
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Lessons we learned from Amir-Faryal Fiasco
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">So, ever since I started writing blogs, I wanted to touch this topic so bad! Not just because I love boxing, no, this and Amir Khan have nothing to do with boxing. A fighter who has been out of the ring for more than 16-17 months for all the wrong and foolish reasons, I wouldn’t be writing about his boxing career. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">This article will give you a bit of a glimpse about what Amir Khan was, crappy mistakes he made and lessons have we learned from them, after all, ‘’The best among us are the ones who learn from the mistakes of others’’. I don’t know why I put that in quotation marks; I just made that quote up.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Anyway, it is 2004, and young 17 year old Amir Khan just won a Silver Medal in Athens Olympics, 2004. His next move was uncertain because he had homework to complete and a gold medal loss to avenge. So, he delayed his move to turn pro and decided to avenge his loss against the great</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">&nbsp;Mario Kindelan</span><span lang="EN-GB">, who was the best pound-for-pound fighter in amateurs at that time. Khan lost to Kindelan on point (22-30) in Athens finals, only to avenge his loss in his hometown, Bolton, in a packed arena by the scores (19-13). His heroic in the ring, risking his future and fighting an experienced veteran in the game was something which tipped his career. A lot of people question Khan’s credentials; a 17 year old with Pakistani origins (Basically a Unicorn) who just won silver in the Olympics could have turned pro in an instant, jumping for the big bucks. But, Khan risked everything, corrected the mistakes he made in the Olympics finals and avenged his loss first. That was a character of someone who learns from his mistakes, corrects the wrongs and moves forward, where is that Amir now?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/aamir-1-1.jpg"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-GB">-Kindelan Left, Khan Right</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p><br></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p><br></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/aamir-1-2.jpg"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Fast forward 13 years, Khan should have been a reigning world champion in multiple divisions, known as the pound-for-pound number one boxer in the world, but sadly that isn’t the case. Like I said in the beginning, this is not an article about ‘What could have been’ this is an article about what actually happened and what should you take away from his mistakes. Khan was quickly on the rise when he lost to Breidis Prescott in 2008, derailing Khan’s plans to move ahead and fight for the world title. Khan overcame this defeat by firing the coach and hiring hall of fame trainer Freddy Roach to get his career on track. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/aamir_1_3.jpg"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Next, Khan fought big names like Jab Judah and Paulie Malignaggi before succumbing against Danny Garcia in 2012, losing his world titles (Can’t post the picture because of Graphic Content). Khan yet again rose from defeat, changed his trainer, this time hiring the witty Virgil Hunter who impeccably improved Khan’s defence and lead him to some sort of road to redemption, winning 5 of his next fights in a period of around 3 years. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Recently, Khan has been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, his inactivity in the ring sugared with his failing marriage and ugly feud with the family are the defeats Khan can’t seem to move past easily, at least for now. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Amir Khan and Faryal Makhdoom got married in 2013, it was an extravagant wedding and I am sure most of you are already aware of all the details, and like we said this article is not about that. So, here is a brief recap of all the things which followed, after Khan and Faryal ‘Tied the knot’. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">First we heard about issues between Faryal and Khan’s family were in 2015-16 when the Great Harry Khan, successor to Amir Khan’s legacy (I hope you know I am not referring to his boxing legacy here) tweeted about Faryal saying things like ‘Who said Michael Jackson is dead? Jacko lives with us’. This rant was directed towards Faryal’s makeup and her facial features, which she may or may not have cosmetically redone. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/aamir_1_4.jpg"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The ‘Ghairat’ of Brother in law oozed out when he saw <i>Bhabhi </i>Faryal in ‘Skimpy’ dresses on social media and thought about giving a Islamic lecture on social media. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/aamir_1_5.jpg"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">To which, <i>Bhabhi</i> Faryal lost control and posted a picture of <i>Devar</i> in a slightly compromised pose, I am sure Harry was sleeping peacefully after having his warm milk and cookies. Anyway, here is the picture below. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/aamir_1_6.jpg"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">This went on for a while after Faryal apologized and said that she was stressed working for AK Foundation, feeding and helping the poor and petty things such as these just got under her skin and made her lose control. Well, we understand, we all have posted pretty pictures of our in laws following a big fight over dinner table, right?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Wait, here it gets more interesting. Khan after denying his issues with the family for a long time finally accepted the fact that his family and Faryal cannot live together and like any other Desi Guy, succumbing to pressures from family and wife, Khan decided to move out. Interestingly, Khan moved to New York and openly stated in media that his long-time entourage had been stealing from him and he did not know where his money was going. Amid all the drama, he fired his manager (His Dad, yes, let that sink in) and rest of the team, saying he needs to change everything around him. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Amir Khan spent his 30<sup>th</sup> birthday with his wife and daughter Lamaisah because of course, there is no balance, either it is living in the same house or be Thorin vs Thranduil (That was a Hobbit reference). Later this year, Khan’s separation stories with Faryal rumoured, then conveniently confirmed by both of them when they tweeted sweet things about each other. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/aamir_1_7.jpg"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Khan accused Faryal of having an affair with fellow Brit Heavyweight World Champion, Anthony Joshua. I am sure every one of you must have seen this, but below is the picture of Anthony Joshua. I wouldn’t wanna accuse this guy of anything unless I am 100% sure!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/aamir_1_8.jpg"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Joshua later cleared that these rumours have no grounds and he has never even met Faryal. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Anyway, later last month, Faryal was seen alone, outside a hospital, conveniently with an ultrasound scan in her hands in a ‘candid shot’, making us all tear up. What this poor lady must be going through is beyond comprehension. The burdens of a new child and rat of a husband must keep her up at nights. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/aamir_1_9.jpg"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Faryal, like always, promised to not repeat her mistakes and apologized to Amir and the family, again on Social Media.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">'My mother and father-in-law are the elders of our family and as such deserve love and respect just as much as my own parents do.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">'I've said things in the past out of anger... I didn't really mean and regret now.'<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">She added: 'My daughter and unborn child do not deserve a broken home.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">'That is why I have decided that it is time to put our differences behind us, and start afresh. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">'All families go through hard times. It is unfortunate for us that our difficulties were played out so publicly. I also apologise for my part in that.' <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">To this, Khan replied, again, on Social Media. Seeing this brutal reply, Faryal then quickly deleted her apology. But wait, I thought genuine apologies don’t require acceptance, they are just there sincerely, but again what do I know about apologies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/aamir_1_10.jpg"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">THINGS YOU NEED TO LEARN FROM THEIR FALL-OUT!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">1)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB">If you have a 25 year-old useless brother who still lives off of your pocket money, it’s time for some tough love. You need to force him to work for his bread and break his tardiness.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">2)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB">If your brother is not staying within boundaries and respecting your wife, you need to draw a thicker boundary and make his aware that it’s there!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">3)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB">Mentioning that you own a villa at Jumerah Beach on social media might be costly when news of your marriage fallout reaches your relatives, ‘BETA WO HASNAIN HONEYMOON PE DUBAI JARA HAI, AGAR 2 HAFTAY K LIAY VILLA MIL JAE TUU..’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">4)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB">If you are married and remotely successful, KEEP IT IN YOUR PANTS AND STAY AWAY FROM CAM-SEX!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">5)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB">If you have an interesting Instagram account, try not flaunting your body after you are married. Or don’t flaunt your body at all? <i>Desi</i> families still have some values left; we must learn to respect them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">6)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB">When we live in joint family, we get to know a lot of secrets about each other and take weird pictures of each other. Try not to post them on social media every time you have a fight with your sibling, you never know what goes viral today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">7)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB">MOST IMPORTANTLY, if you have a problem with your spouse, let alone posting it on social media, don’t share it with anyone except your spouse!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">8)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB">Affection or Hatred towards each other, keep it within your 4 walls, never ever post neither affection, nor hatred on social media. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">9)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB">No matter how rich you are, you will probably fail to maintain high maintenance girl, so be careful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">10)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB">Sometimes you have to soldier through tough times, discuss them with your spouse and try not Snapchatting that issue to your followers. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">11)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB">No one can love you more than your mom, so striking a balance between her and your mom is incredibly important. I know it is difficult but you gotta do what you gotta do.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">12)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB">If any moms are reading this, it is amazingly difficult for him to keep both of you happy at the same time, try making life easier for him.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">13)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB">Lastly, again, love, hate, wedding or divorce, try to keep it personal because when you post every aspect of your life on social media, you give licence to others to mock and write about you. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span lang="EN-GB">Where is Khan who avenged his loss against Kindelan? Where is Khan who rose up to become world champion after getting knocked out by Breidis Prescott? Has this bridge become too far to cross for Khan? Is fighting in the ring easier than dealing with problems at home?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Disclaimer: I don’t hate Aamir Khan, I just hate the way he wasted prime of his career on stupid and nonsensical things, his story will always be the greatest ‘What could have been’ story.&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
Blogs
THE UNSUNG HERO – Waseem
<font size="4px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 1.5;"> This is first of the many blogs you will see on our page, as our vision for Careeb is not to just sell to our clients shamelessly but also educate them. So, we will be educating our readers about everything you might not know and we will be learning from you about things we might not know about. Anyway, enough about us, let us tell you something interesting about Muhammad Waseem. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br></p> <div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 1.5;">Unless you live in a cave… Wait! Can’t use that reference because this is actually something you will not be aware of, it’s not your fault, well it is a little bit your fault for ignoring a shining star like that, but seriously though, our media does not shed enough light on topics like these which makes it difficult for the mainstream to follow. Topics that are glamorous and flamboyant only attract media eyes. Well, I can blab about this particular topic and dis media for days, but that is for later because unlike Dramaybaaz, we have actual topics to write on (Pun intended).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.5;"><span lang="EN-GB" style=""><o:p>&nbsp;<img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/waseem1.png" style="text-align: center;"><br></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><span lang="EN-GB" style=""><o:p><br></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 1.5;">Anyway, a young boxer from Quetta, after conquering a silver in commonwealth in 2014 must have expected a grand welcome by the country he did it for, only to find out that there isn’t any other sport than cricket which we appreciate and there aren’t any other athletes other than cricketers we love (yes, I just called our cricketers athletes, more on that later). Long story short, Muhammad Waseem went to Korea and there luckily enough, he found AK (Andy Kim) promotions (No, not Amir Khan Promotions. What interest would he have in a non-commercial, talented boxer from Quetta? Or in Boxing at all as a matter of fact, right? Well, more on that later), which is a sports promotion agency based in Korea. They lifted him up and took him to US, where he found Jeff Mayweather for a coach (Uncle of the great Floyd Mayweather Junior) who helped him turn pro.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 1.5;">This weekend, Muhammad Waseem won his 8<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>professional fight in a row, defeating a relentless fighter, Carlos Melo from Panama (I know what you are thinking there). He defeated Carlos in the first round, dropping him with vicious body punches, reminding me of the great Ricky Hatton. Waseem holds the WBC silver title, which is one of the biggest achievements in boxing. Amir Khan held the WBC Silver title in welter weight division, maybe this might give you a n idea on how big the achievement is. You may watch the clip of the weekend’s fight below.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 1.5;"><br></p></font><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/g6vuggKeh_k" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0"></iframe><font size="4px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 1.5;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 1.5;"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.5;"><br></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 1.5;">So, what is next? Our very reliable sources say, Waseem will be fighting for the WBC world title by the end of 2017 or early 2018 against DAIGO HIGA, who currently holds the title. Daigo is a crazy puncher with 13 KO’s in 13 fights while Waseem has 6 KO’s in 8 fights, although both fighters are undefeated, Daigo will carry a great advantage over Waseem as they will be fighting in Japan, Daigo’s home ground. Sources say, Waseem will be training here in Quetta for a short time and his long time support and one of amateur boxing’s greatest trainers, Jack Khan will be helping him train for this fight. We are trying to find out what role his head trainer, Jeff Mayweather be playing in this fight since a short camp is taking place in Pakistan and Jeff will not be part of the camp understandably, will this short camp hurt or benefit Waseem? To our dismay, boxing has become the sport of money and a fight in Japan, with Andy Kim not the richest of Boxing Promoters, it has to be a knockout for Waseem if he wants to win this fight, otherwise winning a fight in Japan against a Japanese boxer in front of Japanese officials, it’s a joke if I give you hope that Waseem will win on points. Anyway, Waseem fighting for the WBC world title is the greatest sports news Pakistan can get right now.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Now that we have given you some information about his future fight, let us mention how a few people reacted on Twitter to his recent victory. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.5;"><br></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.5;"><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/waseem2.png" style="width: 441px; height: 371.888px;"><br></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.5;"><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/waseem5.png" style="width: 502.5px; height: 369.009px;"><br></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.5;"><br></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.5;"><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/waseem4.png"></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.5;"><img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/waseem3.png"><br></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.5;"><br></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5;"></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 1.5;">Waseem’s big leap is something the boxing world is admiring and discussing right now, it is one of the biggest news one can ignore right now in retrospect. He will be training in Pakistan and the most amazing part is, he can inspire millions of kids who could surpass his achievements in the future, given, he gets the right media and people attention. During&nbsp; conversation with Waseem, it was noticed that he is desperately looking for sponsors in Pakistan and his visit in late October and November will be centered around getting some sponsors. We will try our best to document his journey and training when he comes to Pakistan, we urge everyone who is reading this to support this guy on his quest to greatness, he needs it.</p> <p style="line-height: 1.5;"></p> </font>
Blogs
Eight Ways to Shop Groceries Smart
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Oswald ExtraLight&quot;; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">1.Make a Shopping List<br></span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Oswald ExtraLight&quot;;">Writing a list before will help&nbsp;keep you from making impulse purchases and speed your shopping time. <img src="https://careeb.com.pk/image/catalog/blogs/6-Useful-Tips-For-Smart-Shopping.png" style="float: right; width: 428.145px; height: 285px;"></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Oswald ExtraLight&quot;;"><br><b><span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">2.Buy in Bulk<br></span></b>Take advantage of sales on foods you eat often, but avoidjumbo packs of perishables if the food can't be frozen.<br><b>3.Prep It at Home<br></b>Skip precut, packages fruits and vegetables; buying themloose is less expensive.<br><b>4.Find Meat-Case Deals<br></b>Buying cheaper cuts of meat such as beef chuck can save youmoney. When cooked properly, these cuts yield a lot of flavor.<br><b>5.Stretch Pricier Foods<br></b>Rather than bypassing high cost items like shrimp, just useless.<br><b>6.Save in the Freezer<br></b>Not sure what to do with extra meat or bread? Freeze it in aresealable bag, and you'll have three months to use it.<br><b>7.Make It Yourself<br></b>Instead of buying dressings and marinades, make your own fromlong-lasting basics like olive oil, vinegar, soy sauce, and mustard.<br><b>8.Eat Vegetarian<br></b>Save money and boost your health by including one or twovegetarian meals in your weekly menu.</span></p>