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Organisations/Groups[edit]
| Title | Introduction | Miscellaneous |
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| en:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the status of Women | Provincial body | official website |
| en:Punjab Commission on the Status of Women | Provincial body | official website |
| en:Sindh Commission on the Status of Women | Provincial body | Nuzhat Shirin, Chairperson Strategy |
| Created: The Khawatoons | Pakistan’s first all-girls comedy improv troupe | Articles: The News, Nation, Tribune |
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| Title | Introduction | Miscellaneous |
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| en:Lady Health Worker Programme in Pakistan | Established in early 1990s | |
| en:Women related laws in Pakistan | All laws which impact women in Pakistan (Provincial and Federal) | eg. Family laws, maternity laws |
| Created: Pakistani women in STEM | General article | All women who are involved in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. All STEM organisations which are led by women |
| Created: Pakistani women in Forbes 30 under 30 | General article | Should include details of women who have made it to the list |
Biographies (General)[edit]
| Name | Introduction | Awards (won/nominated) |
|---|---|---|
| Created Baela Raza Jamil | Public policy specialist and an activist. Founder, Children’s Literature Festival and Teacher’s Literature Festival. Commissioner, International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity (Education Commission) Biography |
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| en:Madame Azurie | Born: Anna Marie Gueizelor (1907/1916 - 1998) - also known as Azurie Classical dancer: performed in Indian films (considered the first item dancer) (before Partition), taught and performed including touring abroad (after). Migrated to Pakistan at independence German - Jewish Father, Indian mother Filmography includes “Jawani ki Hawa” (1935), “Gentleman Daku” 91937), “Mera Wattan” (1939), “Jai Swadesh” (1940), “Nai Duniya” (1942), “Sheikh Chilli” (1942), “Return of Toofan Mail” (1942) and “Hatim Tai” (1947). More here: MDB Sources: Bollywood Direct, Scroll, Cinestaan, The Hindu, Stanford, Homegrown |
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| Created:Manizeh Zainli | 1st Women to become General Secretary of Pakistan Football Federation. | - |
| Created: Ronak_Lakhani | Chairperson, Special Olympics Pakistan; Member, BOD, Special Olympics International | Sitar-e-Imtiaz (SI) |
| en:Sara Riaz (died April 2014) | Chef - associated with ARY Zauq ARY article Tribune article |
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| Created: Zeenat Haroon Rashid (21 Jan 1928 - 8 April 2017) | Women’s rights and women’s empowerment founding member of the Women’s National Guard writing competition for women established in her honour Daughter of Abdullah Haroon and Lady Abdullah Haroon Obituary, The News, Mashion, The Friday Times, Daily Times, Arab News |
Activists[edit]
| Name | Description | Details | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| en:Naazish_Ata-Ullah (b: 1950) | Artist, art educator, curator, writer, social and human rights activist | Printmaker and painter. Exhibited in Pakistan, India, the UK and Europe. Principal, National College of Arts (NCA) (?-2010) Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP): Treasurer (??) |
Knight in the Order of Arts and Literature (2010) Republic of France |
| en:Nayyab_Ali (also known as Nayab Ali) | Transgender rights activist 1 of 3 transwomen to run for a National Assembly seat in 2018 elections |
Born: Mohammad Arsalan Chairperson, All Pakistan Transgender Election Network (APTEN). Manages the ‘Khawaja Sira Community Centre’ in Okara. Ran as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-Gulala in the 2018 elections (NA-142 Okara) BBC article, Victory Institute article |
GALAS award winner: International Activist Award (2020). |
| en:Nadeem_Kashish | Transgender rights activist, radio show host and former makeup artist. 1 of 3 transwomen to run for a National Assembly seat in 2018 elections |
Born: Nadeem ul Zafar Khan Ran as an independent candidate in the 2018 elections (NA-53) (Symbol: radio set) Dawn article, BBC article, Victory Institute article |
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| en:Tanveer Jahan | Human Rights activist | ||
| en:Zohra Yusuf | Activist, journalist and advertising professional | Founding member, Women's Action Forum (WAF) (1981); Collective member (??), Shirkat Gah Wrote for Dawn Group Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP): member (1988), Council member (1990), Chairperson Creative Director, Spectrum Communications |
Activists (Social Development)[edit]
| Name | Details | Miscellaneous |
|---|---|---|
| en:Sadaffe_Abid | Social entrepreneur. Kashf (rising to CEO), founder CIRCLE | Can use information from here: https://en.everybodywiki.com/Sadaffe_Abid_And_Circle_Women_Pakistan |
Arts[edit]
| Name | Occupation | Details |
|---|---|---|
| en:Gulnar Begum | Pashto singer | Considered a legend |
| Name | Occupation | Details |
|---|---|---|
| en:Marjorie Husain | Artist, art critic, curator and writer | Lived in Pakistan between 1960s and 2019 Wrote: Aspects of Art, OUP, 2000 |
Cinema[edit]
| Name | Real name | Profession | Details | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| en:Marvi (actress) | Ayesha Aziz | Actress | Very short career (3-4). On of the very few Sindhi actresses to make a name in Lollywood. Marvi (2000) (Urdu) with Faisal Qureshi |
Murdered 25 August 1998 |
| en:Nadra (actress) | Actress | Worked for 8 years in Urdu and Punjabi films | Murdered - 1995 | |
| en:Niggo | Dancer - Mujras | First choice to perform mujras (Item numbers) in Punjabi films in the early 1970s. Over 60 Punjabi and 30 Urdu films. Met husband, Khawaja Mazhar who was producer of her film, Qasu (1972) |
Shot dead by husband | |
| en:Yasmeen Khan (actress) | Shamshad | Actress | Debut: Yousaf Khan Sherban (1970) Pashto film Superstar: Dulhan ek raat ki (1975) Urdu film danced on a song. Also acted in a Punjabi film. Married 3: Saqi (divorced); Khurram Bari (Bari Studios) (divorced) and Arifullah |
Murdered by Arifullah on 15 April 1999. |
Civil Servants[edit]
| Name | Ministry | Posting | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| en:Saima Saleem | Foreign Affairs | Pakistan's Permanent Mission to UN in Geneva | First visually impaired CSS officer. Passed CSS in 2007 Brother, en:Yousaf_Saleem_(judge) is Pakistan's first visually impaired judge. |
| Name | Occupation | Details | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| en:Shazia Parveen | Firefighter with Rescue 1122 (Punjab) | First Pakistani woman to become a firefighter (2010). From Vehari | Article on Gulf News; Tribune article; |
Fashion/Business[edit]
| Name | Introduction | Awards (won/nominated) | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| en:Khadijah Shah | Creative Director, Elan, Zaha Online | The Current, Diva, Tribune, Something Haute, The News | |
| en:Seema Aziz | Entrepreneur, philanthropist and social activist MD, Bareeze (1985) Founder and Chairperson of CARE Foundation Member, Board of Director, Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) |
Barclays UK's Women of The Year Award (2016) | Biography |
| Created: en:Zara Peerzada | Model Daughter of Salmaan Peerzada, niece of Usman Peerzada |
Sources: Tribune, Newsline, Images |
Legal System[edit]
| Name | Court | Years | Details | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice en:Aalia Neelum (b:1966) | Lahore High Court | 12 April 2013 - date | Currently on the bench | LHC sitting judges |
| Justice en:Irshad Qaiser | Peshawar High Court | ?? - 2016 | 2nd woman judge on PHC bench | |
| Justice (R) en:Qaiser_Iqbal_(judge) (b: 1949) | Sindh High Court | 25 October 2005 - 11 October 2009 | Profile on SHC | |
| Justice (R) Mrs. en:Yasmeen_Abbasey | Sindh High Court | 25 October 2005 - 20 April 2010 | Profile on SHC | |
| Justice (R) en:Ashraf_Jahan (b: 1957) | Sindh High Court Federal Shariat Court |
31 August 2013 - 29 December 2013; 1 November 2014 - 31 October 2015, 31 October 2017 - 8 February 2019 30 December 2013 - 31 October 2014, 31 October 2015 - 30 October 2017 |
To date only woman to sit on the Federal Shariat Court | Profile on SHC |
| Justice en:Kausar Sultana Hussain (b: 1962) | Sindh High Court | 06 February 2018 - date | Currently on the bench | Profile on SHC |
| Justice en:Rashida Asad (b: 1962) | Sindh High Court | 29 August 2019 - date | Currently on the bench as an Additional Judge | Profile on SHC |
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| en:Nisha Rao | Pakistan's first transgender lawyer |
Literature[edit]
| Name | Introduction | Awards (won/nominated) |
|---|---|---|
| en:Anum Zakaria | Author and oral historian Three books - Between the Great Divide: A Journey into Pakistan-administered Kashmir The Footprints of Partition: Narratives of Four Generations of Pakistanis 1971: A People's History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India |
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| en:Ambareen_Haseeb_Amber | Urdu poet and critic, TV anchor and analyst | - |
| en:Amra Alam | Children’s writer in Urdu. Written more than 80 books | - |
| en:Azra Abbas | Urdu poet, literary personality | - |
| en:Hoori Noorani | Artist, linguist and publisher. Owns Maktaba-e-Danyal. Speaks Russian. | - |
| en:Rumana Husain | Author, illustrator and educator. Book: Karachiwala: A Subcontinent within a City (2010). 50 plus children’s books |
4th UBL-Jang Literary Excellence Award (2014) (children’s books) for her graphic story Dr Akhtar Hameed Khan, OUP |
Media: Print and Broadcast[edit]
| Name | Occupation | Details | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| en:Afia Salam | Print and media Journalist | First woman cricket journalist of Pakistan. Detail, Profile - external links: Personal blog |
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| en:Asma_Nabeel | Scriptwriter (tv), producer, poet, creative consultant, motivational speaker. | written: Khuda Mera Bhi Hai, Khaani, Dil Kiya Karay | Nominated: Lux Style Award for Best TV Writer |
| en:Madiha Shahid | Lawyer and Urdu digest writer | Wrote the hit, Digest Writer (shown on Hum Tv); Aik Thi Rania | |
| en:Manmeet Kaur | Journalist | Pakistan's first Sikh journalist Times of India, Hindustan times, Daily Times, Femina, Tribune |
Selected (2020); one of the 100 most influential Sikh personalities under 30 years of age from around the world. Awarded by “The Sikh Group” |
| en:Sahira_Kazmi | Actress,producer and director | Actress: Parchaiyan (1976), Teesra Kinara Director: Tappish, Dhoop Kinaray, Aahat, Hawwa Ki Beti, Nijaat and Zaibunnissa actor, Shyam's daughter, Rahat Kazmi's wife, Ali Kazmi's mother can use information from here |
Pride of Performance Award (2011) |
| en:Umera Ahmed | Urdu novelist and screenwriter | Tv: “Doraha” for GEO, “Malal” for HUM , “Daam” for ARY, ‘Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Mutthi Bhar Mitti, Zindagi Gulzar Hai | Lux Style Award for Best TV Writer for ‘Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan' |
| en:Zofeen_T._Ebrahim | Freelance Journalist. | Pakistan editor for The Third Pole Writes for English outlets including Dawn, The News and Reuters. |
APNS - Best Business/ Economic Report (2020) |
Pilots[edit]
| Name | Introduction | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Created: en: Ayesha Rabia Naveed | First Pakistani woman captain of a commercial airliner (2005) | Worked for PIA. Second woman first officer (1990). Flew the first Pakistani flight with an all woman crew (2006) BBC article Newsline article | |
| Created: Hijab_Imtiaz_Al | Pilot, fiction writer (urdu), editor. 1st Muslim woman in British Empire to become a pilot (4/5th Indian) (1936) |
Editor: ‘Tehzeeb-e-Nizwaan’ Wife of Imtiaz Ali Taj (writer), mother of Yasmeen Tahir, mother-in-law of Naeem Tahir (actor) and grand mother of Faran Tahir (actor). | |
| en:Maliha Sami | First Pakistani woman first officer of a commercial airliner (1990) | Worked for PIA. BBC article | |
| en:Shukriya Khanum (1935-2017) | 1st Pakistani woman to obtain a commercial pilot's licence (1959) | Worked for PIA BBC article |
Religion[edit]
| Name for Page | Full Name | Tenure | Relatives | Additional Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Created: en:Farida Siddiqui | Dr Farida Ahmed Siddiqui (?-Aug. 2013) | ? - Aug. 2013 | sister of late Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani, leader of Jamiat Ulema Pakistan | Died while member of CII |
| en:Samia Raheel Qazi | Dr Samia Raheel Qazi | 2015 - 2018 | daughter of former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed | MNA, JI 2002 - 2007 |
| en:Farkhanda Zia | Dr. Farkhanda Zia | 2018? - date | Academic, Vice President (female campus) and Professor of Law, International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) |
Sports[edit]
Athletics[edit]
| Name | Speciality | International Events | Medals | Other | Some Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| en:Nadia Nazir (c.1983 - 2017) | Sprinter | SAF Games (2006, 2010) | 4 x 100m - 2 bronze (2006, 2010) | Death in car crash | |
| en:Javeria Hassan | Sprinter | SAF Games (2010) | 4 x 100 - bronze (2010) | Banned for drug use in 2010 | 2 year ban Ban Death in car crash |
| en: Shagufta Noreen | SAF Games (2010) | ||||
| en: Rozina Shafqat | SAF Games (2010) | ||||
| en: Gulnaz Ara | SAF Games (2010) |
Cycling[edit]
| Name | International Events | Medals | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| en:Ayesha Amin | SAF Games 2010 | 30 Km Road Team Time Trial (Team) - Silver | |
| en:Misbah Mushtaq Ali | SAF Games 2010 | 30 Km Road Team Time Trial (Team) - Silver | |
| en:Rahila Bano | SAF Games 2010 | 30 Km Road Team Time Trial (Team) - Silver |
Football[edit]
The following women have represented Pakistan at the international level. Some of these events are:
- 11th South Asian Games 2010 = SAG 2010
- SAFF Women's Football Championships 2010 = SAC 2010
| Name | Club | Years | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asma Usman | HEC | 2010 - ? | SAG 2010 |
| Asmara Kiyani | Young Rising Stars | ||
| Humera Nazir | 2010 - ? | SAG 2010 | |
| Ishrat Fatima | Sports Sciences Department (Punjab University) | 2010 - ? | SAG 2010 (Captain) |
| Mejzgaan Orakzai | 2010 - ? | SAG 2010 | |
| Nadia Bhatti | WAPDA | 2010 - ? | SAG 2010 |
| Naima Mukhtar | Sports Sciences Department (Punjab University) | 2010 - ? | SAG 2010 |
| Riffat Mehdi | Balochistan United W.F.C. | 2010 - ? | SAG 2010 |
| Sana Barkatullah | WAPDA | 2010 - ? | SAG 2010 |
| Sana Mahmood | Young Rising Star W.F.C. | 2010 - ? | SAC 2010 (Captain) |
| Shagufta Akhtar | Sports Sciences Department (Punjab University) | 2010 - ? | SAG 2010 |
| Shaista Laghari | Balochistan United W.F.C. | 2010 - ? | SAG 2010 |
| Shumaila Sattar | WAPDA | 2010 - ? | SAG 2010 |
Clubs The following women's clubs have participated at the national level
- en:Diya_W.F.C.
- Balochistan United W.F.C.
- en:Model_Town_W.F.C.
- en:Frontier_College_W.F.C., Peshawar
- Young Rising Stars W.F.C.
- en:Margala_W.F.C.
- en:Lahore_Fighters_W.F.C.
- en:CJM_W.F.C., Sialkot
- Karachi United
Field Hockey[edit]
| Name | Represents city/department | City hails from |
|---|---|---|
| en:Ambreen_Arshad (Vice-Captain) | WAPDA | Bahawalpur |
| en:Amina_Ghaffar | Railways | Lahore |
| en:Ayesha_Rafiq | Army | Hyderabad |
| en:Hamra_Latif | WAPDA | Lahore |
| en:Hina_Pervaiz | Lahore | |
| en:Ibra_Sheikh | Lahore | |
| en:Iqra_Javed | Lahore | |
| en:Ishrat_Abbas | Gojra | |
| en:Kalsoom_Shehzadi | Bahawalpur | |
| en:Mayra_Sabir | Bahawalpur | |
| en:Nafeesa_Anwar | Gojra | |
| en:Rizwana_Yasmeen (Captain) | Gojra | |
| en:Rushna_Khan | Lahore | |
| en:Sahrish_Waheed | Lahore | |
| en:Saira_Ashraf | Islamabad | |
| en:Taskeen_Kausar | Bahawalpur | |
| en:Zaib-un-Nisa | Sukkur | |
| en:Zakia_Nawaz | Sheikhpura |
More information: https://pakhockey.org/national-women-hockey-team/
Judo[edit]
| Name | Events | Medals | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| en:Fouzia Mumtaz | SAF Games (2010) | Under 63 Kg - silver | Profile |
| Created: Humaira Ashiq | SAF Games (2010) | Under 52 - bronze |
Rugby[edit]
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| en:Shazia Shabbir | Pakistan's captain. article Tribune |
Squash[edit]
| Name | Events | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| en:Aliya Sarfraz | South Asian Games: 2004 | Silver |
| en:Misbah Rani | South Asian Games: 2004, 2006 | Silver (2004), Bronze (2006) |
| en:Moqaddas Ashraf (also Muqaddas Ashraf) | South Asian Games: 2004, 2006, 2019 | Silver (2004, 2019), Bronze (2006) |
| en:Riffat Khan | Asian Games: 2018 Asian Squash Team Championships: 2018 |
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| en:Sadia Gul | South Asian Games: 2016 | Silver |
| en:Sammer Anjum | South Asian Games: 2016 | Silver |
Table Tennis[edit]
| Name | Club (domestic) | Events |
|---|---|---|
| en:Aisha Iqbal Ansari | Asian Games: 2014, 2018 South Asian Games: 2006, 2010, 2016 | |
| en:Fatima Khan | Asian Games: 2018 | |
| en:Ghazala Rohi | South Asian Games: 2004 | |
| en:Ghalia Mohsin (also known under her maiden name Ghalia Khursheed) | South Asian Games: 2006 | |
| en:Kanwal Iqbal | South Asian Games: 2006 | |
| en:Louiza Irshad | South Asian Games: 2010 | |
| en:Munira Fikree | ||
| en:Naila Anjum | ||
| en:Naseem Nazli | ||
| en:Nazo Shakoor | United Bank Limited (UBL) (junior) Habib Bank Limited (HBL) (1980 - 1997) |
South Asian Games: 1989 |
| en:Rahila Anjum | ||
| en:Rahila Kashif | Asian Games: 2014 South Asian Games: 2004, 2006, 2016 | |
| en:Rubina Shakoor | Habib Bank Limited (HBL) (1975 - 1997) | |
| en:Rukia Fikree | ||
| en:Sadia Falak Sher | South Asian Games: 2010 | |
| en:Sadia Yasin | South Asian Games: 2006, 2010 | |
| en:Saeeda Sultana | ||
| en:Seema Shakoor | Habib Bank Limited (HBL) (1976 - 1997) | |
| en:Shabnam Bilal | Asian Games: 2014 South Asian Games: 2004, 2016 | |
| en:Shamim Nazli |
Taekwondo[edit]
| Name | Events | Medals | Miscellaneous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Created: en:Maham Aftab (5 November 1994 - 23 October 2020) | World Championship in Izmir (2008) Asian Championships in Kish Island, Iran Youth Olympics in Singapore (2010) |
Married with a son. Died of brain tumour. Profile |
Tennis[edit]
The following is a list of women who have represented Pakistan internationally.:
- en:Haleema_Rahim
- en:Iman Qureshi
- en:Maheen Dada
- en:Mahin Qureshi
- en:Mariam Rahim
- en:Meheq Khokhar
- en:Mehvish Chistie
- en:Nida Waseem
- en:Noor Malik
- en:Nosheen Ehtesham - daughter of Khawaja Iftikhar Ahmed; mother of Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi. former Pakistan no 1
- en:Sara Haider
- en:Rida Khalid
more information on Fed Cup's official website
Wushu[edit]
| Name | Events | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| en:Nazia Pervaiz | SAF Games 2010 | Under 52 - bronze |
Miscellaneous[edit]
| Name | Sport | Details | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Created: en:Nazia Parveen | Rock climbing | From Bajaur Agency,FATA Made local records. First Pakistani woman to compete internationally |
VOA article Dawn article Reuters The News 50 Women |
Special Olympians[edit]
| Name | Sport | Participated in | Details | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| en:Jasmine Mahmood Sharif | Swimming | Special Olympics World Games, China Regional Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games, Australia Special Olympics World Games, Abu Dhabi (2019) |
Vice Chairperson, Global Athlete Input Council Co-Chairperson, Special Olympics Asia Pacific Athlete Input Council Board Member, Special Olympics Pakistan |
Bronze in Abu Dhabi |
[edit]
| Name | Introduction | Details | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| en:Kalsoom Lakhani | Entrepreneur, writer Founder and CEO of Invest2Innovate (i2i) |
Articles written by Kalsoom | Pasha Fund, Aspen Ideas |
| en:Kanwal Ahmed | Founder, Soul Sisters Pakistan (Facebook) | Geo Tv, FB leadership program, The Print, Dailytimes, Arab news |
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