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Pakistan's table tennis player Mehek Anwar dies at age 16 due to cancer

Mehek was a Sindh Junior table tennis player and was suffering from the illness for a long time

Our Correspondent November 21, 2019

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KARACHI: Pakistan's 16-year-old table tennis player Mehek Anwar died in Karachi after suffering from prolonged illness.

Mehek, who was a Sindh Junior table tennis player, was suffering from cancer.

The government of Pakistan was asked to help for Mehek's treatment and the Federal government said they would send in financial support but the family didn't receive anything.

PM Imran Khan also ordered a delegation to meet Mehek, but even then no financial assistance reached the family.

Later, former Pakistan T20I captain Shahid Afridi helped Mehek's family financially, but she couldn't recover from the illness.

Mehek's other two sisters are also table tennis players and her mother works as a Naib Qasid in Jamia Mili School, Malir.

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DR KHURSHID A BABAR | 5 years ago | Reply I am here concern about the death of MEHIK ANWAR who died with cancer in Karachi Pakistan, poor father could not bear her expences of disease, the government pledge to bear all expenses of disease, this government is suffering Amensia for poors and hypervigilant for own party and affluents.

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