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Hundreds of Pakistan's Hazara women are taking karate lessons.

They are learning to keep themselves safe.

Most Hazara people are Shia Muslims.

In Quetta, Pakistan, Hazara are the main group.

But they have to live together for safety.

Hazara women often get touched by men.

They have problems in streets, markets and on buses.

Now, many Hazara women feel more confident because they are learning karate.

There are now 4,000 people learning karate in 25 karate schools.

The two largest karate schools teach more women than men.

Many Hazara women enter karate contests to win prizes.

Nargis Hazara and Kulsoon Hazara's success in international competitions has made karate more popular.

In Pakistan, few women play sports very much.

But change is happening.

Fida Hussain Kazmi teaches karate.

He says it gives women opportunities.

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