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title: "Sana Bahadar finds expression in squash despite being deaf and non-verbal"
description: "Most outlets led with the story of Sana Bahadar, a 20-year-old Pakistani squash player who uses sign language and lip reading to communicate. Arab News Pakistan provided a shorter version of the headline without additional context, while Hum News English included a brief excerpt that elaborated on her communication methods and the setting of the squash court."
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# Sana Bahadar finds expression in squash despite being deaf and non-verbal

sports · updated 25 Sep 2026, 7:58 PM PKT · 25 Sep 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the story of Sana Bahadar, a 20-year-old Pakistani squash player who uses sign language and lip reading to communicate. Arab News Pakistan provided a shorter version of the headline without additional context, while Hum News English included a brief excerpt that elaborated on her communication methods and the setting of the squash court.

## Same story from 4 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Dawn** — [Beyond the silence: Pakistan's Sana finds expression in squash](https://www.dawn.com/news/2032610/beyond-the-silence-pakistans-sana-finds-expression-in-squash) · 25 Sep 2026, 7:58 PM PKT
  > Inside the glass walls of a squash court, Sana Bahadar lets her racquet do the talking. Outside, the 20-year-old communicates through a combination of sign language and lip reading. Deaf and non-verbal since birth, as are her two younger brothers, Sana struggled to communicate until squash gave her a powerful medium of self-expression. A round-of-32 defeat at the hands of Iran’s Najmeh Boushehr...
- **Geo News** — [Beyond the silence: Pakistan's Sana finds expression in squash](https://www.geo.tv/latest/683662-beyond-the-silence-pakistans-sana-finds-expression-in-squash) · 25 Sep 2026, 6:37 PM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Pakistan squash player Sana Bahadar and her father Sher Bahadar pose for a picture outside the Nagoya Kinjo-Futo Arena. — ReutersInside the glass walls of a squash court, Sana Bahadar lets her racquet do the talking. Outside, the 20-year-old Pakistani communicates through...
- **Arab News Pakistan** — [Beyond the silence: Pakistan’s Sana finds expression in squash](https://www.arabnews.pk/pakistan/beyond-the-silence-pakistans-sana-finds-expression-in-squash-3002319) · 25 Sep 2026, 4:12 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing
- **Hum News English** — [Beyond the silence: Pakistan’s Sana finds expression in squash](https://humenglish.com/latest/beyond-the-silence-pakistans-sana-finds-expression-in-squash/) · 25 Sep 2026, 3:47 PM PKT · 99% identical wording to the newest filing
  > NAGOYA: Inside the glass walls of a squash court, Sana Bahadar lets her racquet do the talking. Outside, the 20-year-old Pakistani communicates through a combination of sign language and lip reading. Deaf and non-verbal since birth, as are her two younger brothers, Sana struggled to communicate until squash gave her a powerful medium of self-expression. A round-of-32 defeat at the hands of Iran...

## Part of a bigger story

Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology).

- [Pakistan's Sana Bahadur wins squash tournament in Australia](https://harzaviya.com/stories/3489-pakistan-s-sana-bahadur-wins-squash-tournament-in-australia) · 17 Aug 2026 · 4 outlets · 74% related

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