Most Common Cancers in Men in Pakistan
Cancer is among the leading causes of death worldwide. According to the Global Cancer Registry, in 2020, 88,015 cases were reported while 60,783 men died from different cancers.We believe that the cases are underreported because many patients do not report the disease or seek treatment due to financial issues, masculine behaviour, Lack of public health facilities in many areas and many people go to quacks for cancer treatment. Many cancers are silent killers such as pancreatic and prostate cancer, so many people die unregistered.Heavier weight, greater inactivity, smoking and higher alcohol consumption are associated with men cancer. However, women are catching up to men in terms of unhealthy lifestyles.If we rank by cases provided by Globocan top 5 most frequent cancers in men are Lip and oral cavity, Lung, Oesophageal, Colorectal and Leukaemia.READ MORE Women Rights Are Basically Human Rights: Omer Aftab
White Ribbon Wednesday marked ‘World Human Rights Day’ to ensure the protection and realization of women’s rights in Pakistan.Talking to media White Ribbon Chief Executive Officer Omer Aftab said women’s rights are basically human rights but unfortunately, in Pakistan men and women do not enjoy the equal rights which perpetuate the violence against women.READ MORE Understanding Patriarchal culture, masculinity and involving men to end violence against women”
Patriarchal culture is one of the biggest barriers in ending violence against women. The system provides cultural support to men for undermining women. The system institutionalizes male power over women and puts male interests and values at the centre of social life. It allows or encourage men to exploit women.READ MORE Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Domestic Violence
Domestic abuse often escalates from threats and verbal abuse to violence. While physical injury may be the most obvious danger, the emotional and psychological consequences of domestic abuse are also severe.The practice of violence against women is deep-rooted in our society and even most women have accepted this violence as their fate. Studies and observations have proved that patriarchalism has led many Pakistani women to believe that domestic violence is normal or even at times justified. Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey conducted on 3,867 married or previously married women shows that 47% of these women agreed that beating of a spouse was justified if the wife had argued with her husband.READ MORE ‘White Ribbon Ride’ to end violence against women
LAHORE: White Ribbon Campaign Pakistan arranged ‘White Ribbon Ride’ to end violence against women in collaboration with ‘Crazy Horse’ and HOG Pakistan. Motorcycle riders holding White Ribbon flags and white ribbon placed on their jackets and helmets departed from Lahore Polo Club and reached Indigo Heights. With passion and purpose, the group rode across Jail Road, Main Boulevard, Liberty Market and Hussain Chowk to highlight the message of White Ribbon.READ MORE ‘Up to 70pc women face violence, abuse in Pakistan’
LAHORE: Around 60 to 70pc of women in Pakistan are suffering from some form of violence and abuse, around 5,000 women are killed every year while thousands become disabled because of domestic violence.These figures have been revealed by the White Ribbon, an organisation which focuses on Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG), on the Day of Elimination of Violence against Women to mark the International 16 Days of Activism from Nov 25 to Dec 9.Expressing concerns at the current condition of Pakistani women, White Ribbon CEO Omer Aftab stressed the need for immediate steps for eradication of violence against women.“One out of every five women in Pakistan faces domestic violence and the ratio has increased alarmingly by 20pc in recent years,” he said.Speaking at a nationwide pledge campaign launched by White Ribbon, he said the incidents of the VAWG, including domestic violence, murder, rape, child abuse, child marriages, honour killing, harassment and other anti-women cultural practices, were on the rise.“White Ribbon is striving to end the violence against women by engaging men and boys to take the pledge: Never to commit violence, excuse it or remain silent about it. White Ribbon is actually a men’s movement to end violence against women by addressing men and the patriarchal mindset of individuals and society. We believe it is not sufficient to create awareness about women rights among the women only, men must join them; to encourage norms of consent, respect and gender equality; to challenge the unfair power relations, which promote gender-based violence,” Mr Aftab added.Published in Dawn Interview of Mr. Omer Aftab (CEO, White Ribbon) – Domestic Violence in the time of COVID-19
Your introduction, who are you and what do you do?Well, my name is Omer Aftab, you can call me a social entrepreneur and a human right activist.I started White Ribbon Pakistan more than a decade ago with an idea to create awareness about the deeply penetrated issue of violence against women and girls in our society. I can fairly say that White Ribbon brought the concept of working on the mindset and behavioural change of the perpetrator (mostly men in our country) rather than preaching to the victims who are already suppressed. READ MORE Pakistan’s domestic workers caught in a dangerous cycle of violence
Recently 8-year-old domestic worker Zohra was tortured to death by her employer. Exposing another case of exploitation of domestic worker, Police arrested three women on charges of forcing a housemaid into prostitution, torturing her and shaving her head. Cases of brutality against domestic workers highlighted in every few months. Remember the cases we see in the mainstream media is only a tip of an iceberg, thousands of cases go unreported in our society.READ MORE Lockdown brings a rise in domestic violence
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, Pakistan faced two-months nationwide lockdown. Lockdown exacerbates widespread stress across the society which led to many problems especially for women and girls because it aggravated domestic violence both physical and mental and brought more misery to their lives.Pandemic stress and social isolation intensified gender-based violence because victims of domestic abuse were trapped with their abusers at home. Frustrated Domestic violence perpetrators spending the whole day at home worsened the situation for women and girls.READ MORE How to overcome anxiety and financial stress over corona virus pandemic
The survival of the fittest can be a perfect phrase that can describe our world today.The coronavirus pandemic has hit the world so hard that it is impossible for most of us to comprehend its magnitude. No matter how many problems have existed before, we have never experienced the world to come together, and fight for a single cause as one enormous family.It is comforting to see the empathy for every country and nation, but also very disheartening to see how unprepared we were for a pandemic crisis like this. This novel coronavirus pandemic has forced us to ponder on how we all used to take our lives for granted. How ill-informed we were about our capacities and strengths.READ MORE 
