Pakistan Society 'Under Threat', Addict Girls Accused

A noted social worker in Pakistan expressed drug addiction in college and university going girls is a grave threat to society. Parents were advised to keep a check on the allowance and the bad company of their children.

Bilquis Edhi, wife of philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, said people could overcome their problems by adopting simplicity and the golden principles of Islam, reports the Daily Times.

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She also criticised the increasing trend of mobile phone usage among teenage girls, saying that mobile phones are misleading young girls, and that the gadget was like a harmful germ infecting the young generation.

Source-ANI

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