Healthy signs with fitness boom in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - A rising number of people in Pakistan are swapping computer screens for the gym as an interest in healthy lifestyles takes hold in the country.

One of them is Uzair Ali, a successful software engineer turned fitness enthusiast, who said that "spending more than 10 hours or even more a day in front of the laptop is common, which I realized was not good for my health in the long term".

"I have recently revolted against this unhealthy habit," he added. "Now I try to use my laptop no more than eight hours a day. I have also joined a sports complex near my house in Islamabad where I play football with my friends after work. Leading a healthy lifestyle has positive impacts in my life, I feel more energetic and healthier now."