The doors of progress were closed for Afshah and her younger sister Mehwish. They could not improve their lot and get ahead even though they were willing to work hard. Having lost their parents at a very young age they lived with their older married sister and had never been sent to school. Afshah started doing hair and makeup for girls nearby...

After her husband passed away, Sakina moved from her house in interior Sindh to her sister’s home in Karachi. Her sister helped her to get work; cleaning a house owned by a caring and compassionate woman in Soldier Bazaar. Shortly after her employment, Sakina started experiencing joint pains, fever, and dizzy spells. Her employer arranged for lab tests,...

Ramadan is a month of getting close to Allah through ibadat, good deeds and generosity toward the poor. In the last 10 days of the Holy Month falls Laylatul Qadr which is better than 1000 months. Your charity on that auspicious day is rewarded as if it was given every day for a 1000 months. We urge you to remember Behbud Association, Karachi...