Pakistani & Indian girls may be getting hooked to smoking as early as 15 years, says a new study. The study conducted by Amina our regular reader of this blog shows that 16 per cent of girls have tried smoking by the age of 15, while over six per cent smoked at least once a month by that age.

Interestingly, the users were found to be aware of the hazards of smoking. While most girls admitted to smoking to keep a check on their weight, the findings endorsed other studies which suggest that sex differences in tobacco use are disappearing and that tobacco companies are aggressively targeting women in developing countries. The percentage of Pakistani teen girl smokers is higher than that reported in some Indian cities as well as neighboring countries like Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

“It is distressing how often studies of girls’ smoking rates in countries previously protected by cultural and religious factors are finding results well on the way to catching up males of comparable age,” said a report in the Tobacco Control Journal, which cited the study.

Amina says smoking trend in Pakistani school girls is rising by 16 percent especially in big cities, according to a study report. “A complete ban on tobacco ads and strict enforcement of the anti-tobacco health ordinance should be enforced to control this rising indecent fashion,” the report suggested.

The research released said that the strategy has been proved useful to distract the people from tobacco usage in countries like the United Kingdom and Brazil. Research shows that even a brief three-minute advice by doctors on quitting smoking brings about significant results but it is unfortunate we are not doing this practice.

Pakistan’s Naseem Hamid created history on Monday by becoming the fastest woman of the region when she won the 100-metre sprint gold medal at the South Asian Games.

Pakistani Naseem Hamid becomes fastest woman in South Asia

The 22-year-old from Rawalpindi clocked 11.81seconds, 0.12seconds ahead of Sri Lanka’s Pramila Priyadarshani, to bag her first gold medal before a strong crowd at Bangabandhu National Stadium.

Wearing national green tights, she led the field among the eight runners after her easy qualification for the finals.

“I had forgotten the world for six months and trained really very, very hard under my coach Maqsood Ahmed to achieve this,” Naseem Hamid said.

“It is a great moment for me to have brought glory to the country in my event after the poor showing by our national cricket team and especially since our athletics standards have been poor of late,” she added.

Here we are posting our new Pakistani member’s profile. She introduced herself that I am Iksha, 23 years old girl. I am from United Arab Emirates (The United Arab Emirates is situated in Southwest Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia; it is in a strategic location along southern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the most developed countries in the world, based on various socioeconomic indicators such as GDP per capita, energy consumption per capita, and the HDI. The UAE has been spending billions of dollars on infrastructure and is the biggest projects market in the region, accounting for 37 percent of total project value within the construction, oil and gas, petrochemicals, power and water and waste sectors).

More Iksha writes that my Eastern Zodiac Sign is Rabbit. My Blood Group is “O Positive”. My favorite anime is D. Gray man. My favorite drama is Litre of tears hana yori dango. I like to read books and novels like Samantha James, Lisa Kleypas, Judth Mc Naught and many more. My favorite song is by Fergie “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and Indian Music like “Om Shanthi Om”, Krazzy 4, Naqaab, Welcome and Atif Aslam’s pop music and my favorite movies are “If Only” for Jennifer Love Hewitt and “A walk to remember”. Hey also naruto Sp, Detective Conan and blood+ are my favorite anime. My sister is my best friend.

Pakistani girls are beautiful everybody knows now we are publishing another Pakistani Girl’s profile. Her name is Kashmala Hameed. Kashmala submits this actually before Eid but due to some technical problems we are publishing it late and how we are sorry lets talk about Kashmala she says that she is Muslim and wants Muslim friends.

She completes her bachelor Degree in Industrial Designing from Sohawa and now doing Job. She is single and wants to get married with Indian or Pakistani man. Her father is a school teacher, brother is an officer in Pak Railways and she has three younger sisters. Some serious replies required in comments bucket may be there is some one in you for Kashmala.

Shaila is doing masters in business administration. Graduating with an MBA implies that you are competent in all managerial roles found in organizations and businesses today. An MBA program largely deals with general management topics but some degrees also offer a more specialized curriculum.

Shaila says, one of the main reasons to opt for an MBA degree is to increase my salary earning potential and advancing my career. When applying for certain jobs, you will soon realize that an MBA is a necessity. Some employers might not even consider you eligible without one. An MBA degree helps you acquire a range of management and people skills and prepares you for positions of leadership. By virtue of the curriculum, training and research involved in an MBA program, your educational horizons expand and your overall vision remains longsighted. This is exactly what employers are looking for when they choose an MBA graduate over another applicant.

Armed with the technical knowledge of business practices, Shaila is prepared to run a company. Leadership skills are honed and the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship are instilled in her. Anyone who has completed their MBA degree speaks of the growth of confidence and self-esteem and the sense of achievement of completing one of the more competitive and high demand degree programs available today.