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Organisations/Groups


Title	Introduction	Miscellaneous
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

Women related topics


Title	Introduction	Miscellaneous
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)


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	-
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
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
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

Women's Rights, Minority Rights, Human Rights etc
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
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)


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

Music, Theatre, etc
Name	Occupation	Details
en:Gulnar Begum	Pashto singer	Considered a legend

Fine Arts
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

Actresses, singers and dancers.
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

CSS Officers
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.

Provincial Government
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


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

Judges (High Courts/Supreme Court/Federal Shariat Court)
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

Lawyers
Name	Details
en:Nisha Rao	Pakistan's first transgender lawyer

Literature

Writer, poets,authors etc. (all languages)
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
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

Journalists, anchors, scriptwriters, actresses etc
Name	Occupation	Details	Awards
en:Afia Salam	Print and media Journalist	First woman cricket journalist of Pakistan. Detail, Profile - external links: Personal blog
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


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

Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Members
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

Athletics

Track & Field
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


Name	International Events	Medals
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

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

Field Hockey

Pakistan's National Hockey Team (October 2020)
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

Judoka
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


Name	Description
en:Shazia Shabbir	Pakistan's captain. article Tribune

Squash


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
en:Sadia Gul	South Asian Games: 2016	Silver
en:Sammer Anjum	South Asian Games: 2016	Silver

Table Tennis

Represented Pakistan Internationally
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


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

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


Name	Events	Medals
en:Nazia Pervaiz	SAF Games 2010	Under 52 - bronze

Miscellaneous

All other sports
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


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

STEM related


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

Templates

The following templates can be used in articles:

Info box: en:Template:Infobox_person

Category	Wikipedia page
Women in Pakistan	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Women_in_Pakistan
Pakistani Women	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Pakistani_women
Pakistani Women by Occupation	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Pakistani_women_by_occupation
Women's Sports in Pakistan	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Women%27s_sport_in_Pakistan
Women's Movements based in Pakistan	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Women%27s_movements_based_in_Pakistan
Girls schools in Pakistan	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Girls%27_schools_in_Pakistan
University and Colleges in Pakistan	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Universities_and_colleges_in_Pakistan
Women's Universities and Colleges in Pakistan	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Women%27s_universities_and_colleges_in_Pakistan
Women's Organisations based in Pakistan	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Women%27s_organisations_based_in_Pakistan
Women's Magazines published in Pakistan	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Women%27s_magazines_published_in_Pakistan
Feminism in Pakistan	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Feminism_in_Pakistan