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In Pakistan, the total number of drug addicts as per a UN report is 7.6 million, 78% of whom are male, while the remaining 22% are female. [10] The number of these addicts is increasing at the rate of 40,000 per year, making Pakistan one of the most drug affected countries in the world.
Feroz-ul-Lughat Urdu Jamia (Urdu: فیروز الغات اردو جامع) is an Urdu-to-Urdu dictionary published by Ferozsons (Private) Limited. It was originally compiled by Maulvi Ferozeuddin in 1897. The dictionary contains about 100,000 ancient and popular words, compounds, derivatives, idioms, proverbs, and modern scientific, literary ...
[9] [10] Though often prejudicially stereotyped as deviants and misfits, most drug users are well-adjusted and productive members of society. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Drug prohibitions may have been partly motivated by racism and other prejudice against minorities, [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] and racial disparities have been found to exist in the enforcement and ...
Critics of feudalism have complained of a culture of feudal impunity, where local police will refuse to pursue charges against an influential landowning family even when murder or mayhem have been committed; [6] [8] of abuse of power by some landlords who may place enemies in "private prisons" and "enslave" local people through debt bondage; [1] the harming of progress and prosperity by ...
Cowardice is a trait wherein excessive fear prevents an individual from taking a risk or facing danger. [1] [2] It is the opposite of courage. As a label, "cowardice" indicates a failure of character in the face of a challenge. One who succumbs to cowardice is known as a coward. [3]
Recovery from Cults: Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse a 1995 book about counselling and therapeutic approaches for individuals exposed to coercive or harmful practices in cults. It is edited by Michael Langone , director of the anti-cult non-profit organization International Cultic Studies Association (formerly the American ...
Arophobia; Acephobia; Adultism; Anti-albinism; Anti-autism; Anti-homelessness; Anti-drug addicts; Anti-intellectualism; Anti-intersex; Anti-left handedness; Anti-Masonry
Aafia Siddiqui (also spelled Afiya; [8] Urdu: عافیہ صدیقی; born 2 March 1972) is a Pakistani neuroscientist [9] and educator who gained international attention following her conviction in the United States and is currently serving an 86-year sentence for attempted murder and other felonies at the Federal Medical Center, Carswell, in Fort Worth, Texas.