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Woman of Substance (images, (image Mrs Nasreen Mahmud Kasuri: Mrs Kasuri…
Woman of Substance
Benazir Bhutto: Known as the daughter of the East, Benazir Bhutto took the legacy of his father forward.
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A 29-year-old woman from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has become the first Pakistani woman to join the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) in the restive province that frequently witnesses terror attacks.
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Dr. Ruth Pfau dedicated her life to treating leprosy patients in Pakistan. She founded the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre in all the provinces of Pakistan.
Shazia Parveen
By becoming the 1st Pakistani female firefighter, Shazia has broken the norm of conventional roles for Women. She joined Rescue 1122 in 2010 to pave the way for women to opt for unconventional professions.
Namira Saleem
Known as the ‘First Astronaut of Pakistan’, Nameera was the first women to travel in space and hoist Pakistan’s flag at the North and South Pole. She currently lives in France.
Sameena BaigSameena Baig has achieved what many men feared to do by becoming the first Pakistani woman to climb Mount Everest. She is also the first Pakistani and Muslim Woman to climb seven summits.
Ayesha FarooqAyesha Farooq has proved that women in Pakistan can compete with men in any field. She is the first female fighter pilot and shows the resilience to compete against gender bias.
Mrs Nasreen Mahmud Kasuri: Mrs Kasuri has also played a pivotal role in women’s empowerment in the country.Mrs Kasuri has served on the Boards of many government and non-government organisations. Actively involved in a number of non-profit and charity organisations, she received the ‘Sitara-e-Eisaar’ from the Government of Pakistan in 2006 for her philanthropic and humanitarian contributions. She is currently also Chairperson of Pakistan’s first liberal arts university, the non-profit Beaconhouse National University.In September 2012, Mrs Kasuri received the Woman Power 100 award in London. Pakistan Power 100 is an event that honours the achievements and contributions of influential men and women from within the international Pakistani community, and recognises the positive impact they have had on a local, national and international level.
Saima Saleem lost her eyesight when she was in her teens due to a genetic disease. She was the gold medalist at the Kinnaird College University for women she took all her exams on Braille. After successfully passing CSS exams she joined Foreign Services which was previously out of bounds for the blinds. She topped all her training exams and received a gold medal from Foreign Service Academy Pakistan and earned a scholarship to School of Foreign Services in the United States of America.
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A woman of substance: Helena Saeed became the first woman DIG of the Pakistan Police in 2011. #PakistanPoliceHeroes
