Angelina jolie gifts waterfall to brad

“Khawab hotey hain dekhney ke liye

In main ja ker magar raha na karo ! ”

A poet said the above verse in urdu language but he may not know that “money” can buy dreams and Angelina Jolie’s gift on Brad Pitt’s birthday is an example of that! Remember those days when men used to promise impossible gifts like stars for their loved ones but todays’ lovers do have the monetary power to bring such dreams to reality. This time its not a man who has given an unconventional gift but a lady!

Angelina Jolie, the actress-director, 36, purchased a waterfall and surrounding land in California as Pitt’s combined Christmas and 48th birthday present, in order to provide him with the property for his dream home.

A source told the New York Post newspaper: “Brad has always loved Fallingwater and his first trip there was unforgettable. Angelina wanted to get him something incredibly special and, because she knows how much he loves architecture, she thought this would be perfect.

“She hopes this will be a hideaway for the family. Brad has dreamed of a home with the sound of a waterfall cascading under the house.

“Brad has always wanted to design his own house. He wants to pull all aspects of nature, light, glass and varying levels into the concept. This is the present to top all presents.”

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Teenage girls should eat healthy

Teenage used to be that part of our lives when we had no health issues, not even common cold! Now the teenage girls are facing tremendous pressure to stay slim from a very early age. At an age when they require to build the foundation of a healthy adult life they are ignoring a balanced diet to eat less and stay slim. They are  condemning themselves to a lifetime of ill health by eating fewer than three servings of fruit and vegetables every day.

Experts warn that image-obsessed girls tend to avoid healthy breakfast and  meals to try to stay slim and deprive themselves of vegetables and meat.They are also shunning meat, depriving themselves of essential nutrients such as iron, and eating far too much saturated fat.  But when they get hungry later they fill up on crisps and  chocolate bars which are high in saturated fat.

Health officials have warned that teenage girls are facing the risk of illnesses like cancer, heart disease, strokes and diabetes in later life by eating fewer than three servings of fruit and vegetables every day. According to a report backed by the UK Department of Health, just one in13 teenage girls eats the recommended “five a day” portions of fruit and vegetables.Almost half do not eat enough iron, an essential nutrient found in red meat, nuts and some vegetables that helps fight infection. Read More.

Teenage girls who starve themselves or binge and purge do not eat enough calories and risk nutritional deficiencies resulting in anemia, irregular menses and poor bone development. A healthy diet for a teenage girl looks much like that for an adult, but because she is still growing, nutritional balance and establishing good habits are even more important.

Teen nutrition is known to be a genuine challenge because fast food seems to govern everything. For instance, if a child has an eating disorder, fast food can exacerbate his/her problem. Junk food ads may provide teenagers with conflicting images about what they must eat or not. Parents should help them to make the healthiest choices because their health is at stake.

Teenagers should be disciplined in their eating habits too. They should eat on time and avoid the practice of skipping  meals. Otherwise when they are very hungry they tend to eat more then required and make wrong choices of food. It is always a must that foods served at the table should as much as possible include all essential nutrients so that every family member gets the energy and health that they need for the day.

Parental influence is key to good eating, as teenage girls and boys slip into bad eating habits once they have more freedom.

Watching thin girls in the media, men  look for a slim girl to marry. In order to meet this criteria girls are pressurized even by their parents to stay slim. Staying slim is not bad, not at all but girls should be healthy and slim. These starved and anemic girls will not be able to bear healthy children in future. As girls have the responsibility of bearing children at some point in their lives so they should be extra careful in choosing their food! Staying healthy is more important then aiming for a size zero…

Related links:

http://www.livestrong.com/article/102421-diet-teenage-girls/

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mausummery sale Islamabad

This is the year of  lawn collections. We had maximum number of lawn prints in the market and the surprizing part is that the people still want to have more. We used to have one  Mausummery lawn exhibition each year in Islamabad and this year we already witnessed two and the third is due on 9th and 10th of July 2011. Its a sale this time which claims to offer up to 50% discount too!

Ladies if you are still short of a few dresses in your summer wardrobe or you have missed any of the previous Mausummery Exhibitions then rush to the Marriott Hotel Islamabad on Saturday 9th July and  Sunday 10th July.

You may get a few good offers for Ramadan and eid suitings. All the other lawn collections excluding Yasir Waheed have a price range which starts from Rs 2500 except Mausummery which happens to be the most economical lawn with excellent quality. Do I seem to be their representative? Well I am not. This is free service being provided by me to my  favourite Lawn.

See you all at Marriott

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foot care

In our busy morning routines, we bath, brush and comb. Majority of ladies take care of their faces by moisturizing them and making them up. Hands are also often taken care of BUT feet are the most neglected part.

Our feet are the load bearers and shock absorbers of our body. During harsh winters of our country feet are mostly covered and when they come out in the summers they are carelessly used. Slippers and sandles expose the feet to sun, dirt and injuries. Unattended feet with cracked heels are a common sight in otherwise dressed up ladies!

Please give extra attention to the feet and pamper them because this is the only pair we are going in get in our lifetime! Here are a few simple tips for taking care of our feet during summers. You can at least repeat these steps once daily before going to bed or may be on the weekends if you are as lazy as me :s

• Wash and clean your feet everyday using warm water and soap.

• Exfoliate or scrub (pumice stones on wet skin, foot files  on dry skin) to avoid excessive build up of dead skin if you do not have it already!

• Apply moisturizers whenever possible. Dry feet become dirty easily.
• If you have cracked heels, soak for 10  minutes, exfoliate, and apply thick moisturizer like petroleum jelly or my home made moisturizer and then repeat daily until your skin become soft in a few days.

• Don’t wear the same shoes every day. Shoes need about 24 hours to completely dry out from the last time they were worn.

• When you’re wearing tight shoes, foot perspiration can be a problem. Wash feet frequently.

• Pamper your feet (at least once a week) by soaking and massaging.

• Even if your sandals are adorable, they aren’t worth it if they’re giving you blisters! Make sure you wear appropriate shoes for the occasion, and ones that fit – even if you think you have big feet, it’s not worth it to try and squeeze them into a shoe that is smaller than what they need.

Lastly, my home made moisturizer which works wonderfully in summers and on the dry winter skin too! Its as easy as 1 2 3 ….you just have to mix 3 liquids in equal quantities and  preserve in a bottle. Apply generously every night.

Recipe for the home made moisturizer: Take lemon juice (fresh) , glycerin and rose water in equal quantities and mix well. Store in a closed bottle and keep refrigerated and you can easily prepare more once your supply finishes! Try it!

After all these efforts you will be rewarded with beautiful feet this summer!

Picture courtesy “Beauty Tips”

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Katrina in Pakistani adds

Where are Pakistani advertisement agencies? Are there any? Why can’t they make their own adds, using Pakistani models? I am sick and tired of watching Katrina Kaif selling shampoos and soaps on our Tv screens. Honestly speaking I refrain from buying those products which have Indian models.

The reason for thinking this way is not my hatred for India. Reason number one is the vulgarity and nudity of the adds of lux, Pantene, Veet and even Slice (a juice) forces us to use the remote control every time there is a commercial break. Such show of skin is against our culture and this is a disgrace to all women. They have used her body as a commodity and it seems they are selling her instead of the product.

What these multi nationals ought to know is that we would like to buy a shampoo showing Shahid Afridi’s hair or biscuits with beautiful Mahira instead of going for a juice Katrina sells!!!

The way in which Katrina acts (or is made to act) in addition to being highly seductive, is utterly disgusting. These ads are highly inappropriate for any group of our Pakistani population. There is simply no purpose to them except to pollute the minds and arouse desires uncalled for.

The owners of these products have to understand that they have responsibility towards the society as a whole along with earning higher profits i-e to sell their product in a modest and decent way even if they wish to use foreign models or buy ready made adds. Be creative, there are uncountable interesting ways to sell things ….check out Ufone ads, surf excel ads and grow out of these cheap short cuts which ruin the morals of the whole society.

If these shampoos and other commodities are meant for average Pakistan women then huge investments in these ad campaigns is causing headache and embarassment to us all because unfortunately these pictures are splashed all over the city too.

Please raise your voices if you do not want to see these immodest and cheap acts of moderanism. You have to make yourself heard! Raise your volume! Aj nahi bolo gay to kal bhughto gay!!

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Hina Dilpazeer

People say that Hina Dilpazeer gets all the brilliant roles but I disagree….she makes them brilliant by performing so well. From her first role in ‘ Barnas road ki Nilofar‘ till ‘bulbalay‘ she hits a sixer every time. Pakistani drama has got an ace in the form of Hina Dilpazeer.
After Burnas Road ki Nilofar and the unprecedented success, offers and
opportunities, there’s been no looking back for her. Madam Rizwana and Baby
Shabana, Bichhu Phuppi, Veena and momo, to name just a few, are just some of Hina’s best work on television.The reason of such powerful performances in her own words are :

“I have always wanted to live many lives in this one life; lives of the rich,
the impoverished, the disabled and even the blessed. Any interesting person who catches my attention, I try and enter his or her world through my imagination, curious to know how I would feel in their situation. I have always been like this, I would get told off for what appeared to others like I was imitating them but in reality I was so deeply absorbed in a fascinating character that I would be subconsciously following mannerisms, gestures and gait. I always wanted to become the medium to deliver those feelings, sensitivities and stories to audiences.”

Watching ‘Shakoor Sahib’ I felt her versatile acting skills  gives a  writer the freedom to adopt and conceive roles no one has ever done before on pakistani tv.   She has also shattered the stereotype and set the ball rolling for character actresses who share the spotlight with the lead pair and are just as popular with the viewers. Rarely does the ‘size zero’ and ‘make up’ obsessed media allow a female to play such diverse roles with such freedom!

Hina Dilpazeer has the ability to grab all the attention in the drama. Amazing thing is that one goes not get to know the real Hina Dilpazeer in any of these roles. When I first saw her giving an interview I was quite surprised to find that  she is a groomed, decent and educated lady who looked and sounded completely different from all her acts. Good job Hina!

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Mausummery lawn 2011

Its an early Mausummery Exhibiton in Islamabad this year. Any why not? Lawns are raining and reigning from all directions.

Mausummery lawn will be exhibited in Islamabad on 5th, 6th and 7th April 2011 at Marriot Hotel. The hall is packed with ladies as usual and they are buying at a pace which frightens me as if they are hoarding lawn this summer. Everything around us is getting dearer and so is the clothing.

The price of a 3 piece suit is Rs. 1650 + 500 for the embroidery if u want it.

Price of 2 piece suit is Rs 1100 + 500 for embroidery if…

Mausummery lawn print 2011

They are not selling piece but you will get it only for the suits if their shalwars are finished!!

The thing I liked about mausummery in the past  was that you can buy fabric more or less than a shirt piece and there was no need to buy 3 piece suits. But this time they have packed the suits and are not ready to cut more cloth if one needs to have a longer or a bigger shirt!

Anyways the prints are fabulous and colour combinations are attractive. Prices are higher than last year still people are buying because of the quality of their fabric or maybe the other brands have even higher prices!

Do not miss this exhibition. I would  love to have a at least one mausummery suit in my summer wardrobe.

Mausummery 2011

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Understand Autistic Children

Today on the “World Autism Awareness Day” I would like to share that observing an autistic child has been a learning experience for me. When I met him first he refused to shake hands and make eye contact.  Treating him like any other child and being an ill-informed person on the subject it took me weeks to realize he is different. Until that time he became quite upset and aggressive.

He got admitted in my preschool group when he was not even three years old , I treated him like an ordinary baby. He hardly spoke a word and was like a free spirit who did not listen, respond and did not follow any directions. When I  discussed his behavior with the mom she completely denied everything. Parents here in Pakistan like to be in a state of denial and I fully sympathize with them but we as responsible adults have to take up the matter more practically. As I read  more about autism I seem to love, care and protect him more.

“Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first 3 years of life, and affects the brain’s normal development of social and communication skills.”

My personal observation about an autistic child are:

• He rarely makes an eye contact or maybe not at all.
• Difficulty in social communication.
• He keeps on repeating what you say or tell.
• Learns everything orally and quite quickly but with no understanding of the concept.
• Smiles and cries for no reason.
• Aggressive towards other children.
• Has started following the daily routine quite nicely like saying ‘salam’ to each child every morning, eating his lunch himself, etc.
• Lives in a world of his own and does not participate in group activities.
• He has learnt names and recognize people but does  not talk to them.

He is four and half years old now and I wished that someone guided me on teaching techniques for such children. Parents living in Islamabad do not have much of a choice if they do not want to label their child as abnormal or special. So they are forced to put them in normal schools. Today on geo tv I heard a speech therapist giving a useful information. She said making them follow instructions and so things is easier if you use pictures, especially their own pictures. She further said these children have a strong sense of time as they know when they eat or sleep without watching a clock.

Signs of Autism

Some physical and environmental factors limit the available nutrients to the brain and body and create additional stress to chemical pathways.Routine blood work often fails to identify the problem.  Biomedical testing can determine more specific abnormalities so the appropriate treatment  can be determined. Father of an autistic child says,

“By just following the results of the food allergy test, where only low level of reactivity was reported in wheat and sugar, I just minimized these two elements from the environment under the supervision of our food nutritionist in Pakistan and within 15 days I have witnessed that my son has started to sit calmly for short noticeable time spans and his impatient violent movements also started to appear to have slightly eased out. Even this change has also been acknowledged by the special school.

After the receipt of the Gluten / Casein Peptide test report we plan to initiate comprehensive follow-up in the light of other reports with the help of our nutritionist and I am sure that the little progress signs witnessed in my son are quite encouraging and my son will soon be a part of normal life. Any parents of an ADHD / Autistic child in Pakistan can get in touch with me to have first hand feel of my personal experience through my cell No 0092-300-8414169.”

New Theory links autism with fever. Read more.

More signs of Autism

Useful links:

www.aactionautism.org

www.autismpakistan.org

www.autism-pakistan.org

Understanding Autism

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Asim Jofa lawn 2011:

Asim Jofa Lawn 2011 is nice, different and original! This is the first time I have seen Asim Jofa’s lawn. The suits have lovely chiffon dopattas. The price range is from Rs. 2600 to Rs. 3800. As the exhibition is over I do not think its available anywhere in Islamabad. (Correct me if I am wrong)

Sana Safinaz Lawn 2011:

Anyone can fall in love at the first sight with this collection. Unique is the word to describe their summer 2011 lawn ! The price ranges from Rs. 3800 to around Rs 4300. ( I have seen  people are selling them in black market for Rs 5000!!! Amazing )

Sobia Nazir Lawn 2011:

Sobia Nazir has designed yet another amazing summer lawn collection. She has a range of  formal to casual designs and long to short shirts too. Its for the people who are bored of the long A line shirts and those who love to experiment. The price ranges from Rs. 2600 to Rs 4000. You can get it from her outlet in Jinnah Super F-7 and at her house too… Check the complete range on facebook.

Bonanza lawn2011

Bonanza Lawn2011:

This was the first lawn exhibition in Isloo so we all rushed to get a look at the fresh print and what a disappointment it was! Everything from the fabric to prints and colours is not impressive. Price range is around 3600 to 3800 which is quite high for the sort of Quality they are offering. Bonanza lawn is still available at Kapas in F-10 and at their outlet in SuperMarhet f-6.

I missed out on vlawn by Vaneeza but a friend told me it was also around Rs 3000 and she has an impressive collection too.

Me being a loyal Mausummery Lawn customer will wait for the their exhibition in Islamabad. They have displayed their new lawn 2011 prints in their store in Lahore and their suits ranges from Rs 1650 to Rs 1700. If you can then rush to Lahore as today was their first day otherwise lets wait for the Islamabad  Exhibition.

Thanks to Facebook all the above brands have their pages….check out the whole range. Good luck to all the well dressed ladies of Islamabad.

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Dr Maleeha Lodhi

Newsweek Pakistan has compiled a list of 100 Pakistani Women who according to them are the ‘shakers’ of Pakistan. But they have missed out people like Mehreen Jabbar(Film and tv director), Maleeha Lodhi(Seasoned diplomat) and many more powerful women in Pakistan.

One conflicting lady is Sania Mirza whom I think cannot and should not be included in this list unless she becomes a Pakistani citizen.

Newsweek writes :

“From Fatima Jinnah to Rana Liaquat Ali Khan to Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan has produced some very remarkable women. Today, they are bankers, businesswomen, activists, artists, sport stars. From a pool of almost 350 women, here’s our list of the 100 women who matter most.

Roshaneh

Roshaneh Zafar
Inspired by Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus’s work at Grameen Bank, Roshaneh Zafar, 42, ditched her World Bank career to set up Kashf Foundation, Pakistan’s first microfinance institution, in 1996. She started with a $10,000 loan from the Grameen Trust, Rs. 100,000 of her own, and 15 clients. Today, Kashf has more than 306,000 clients, and has disbursed more than $202 million in small loans to poor women. Kashf made Forbes’s list of the world’s top microfinance institutions in 2007, and U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledged her work at the inaugural Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship last year. “The women I meet tell me, ‘don’t tell us about water sanitation projects, tell us how to earn a living,” Zafar says. In setting up Kashf, she moved away from conventional development projects to help women finance their own empowerment.

Bilquis Edhi

Bilquis Edhi
One of Pakistan’s most respected social workers, runs the Edhi Trust with her husband

Dr Aafia

Aafia Siddiqui
Neuroscientist convicted by a U.S. court for attempted murder is the cause célèbre for Pakistan’s Islamists

Aamna Taseer
In tragedy, she showed Pakistan what grace and dignity look like. Punjab’s former first lady now runs her late husband’s business empire

Sherry Rehman
Journalist turned politician turned conscience of the nation, she is the most important voice in a country gripped in darkness

Sultana Siddiqui
The director and producer also owns HUM TV, a popular women’s cable channel

Bushra Aitzaz
Activist, businesswoman, and chief of the women’s cricket board

Kiran Baluch
Set highest test score record in women’s cricket

Rubina Feroze Bhatti
Fights for the rights of women victimized by violence

Abida Parveen
Globally renowned Sufi vocalist with over 20 albums

Um-e-Hassan
She shows us the Jamia Hafsa still lives

Um-e-Hassan, the wife of Lal Masjid’s chief cleric, Maulana Abdul Aziz, came to national prominence four years ago as head of Jamia Hafsa, the mosque’s seminary for women which was leading the charge to have Shariah laws imposed in Pakistan. The protests and actions of the burqa-clad students in Islamabad got the attention of the world—and the Army. At least 84 lives were lost when commandos finally stormed the Lal Masjid compound in July 2007. A native of Rawalpindi, Hassan cites the Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him) and his wives Khadija and Ayesha as inspirations. She began religious instruction for women shortly after her marriage to Aziz in 1985. “Women are very important because they have the most influence on their children,” she told Newsweek Pakistan. “For a good society, you need to work hard on the education of women.” Hassan says she imparts a positive message to women in her lessons, “Women shouldn’t think they have no role in society. They are wives, sisters, mothers, daughters.” Hassan says she has never urged any of her followers toward violence, and that the reform of society is the responsibility of religious scholars operating with the authority of the state. One model, she says, is the Saudi religious police, the Mutaween. “When we see injustice and wrong in society,” Hassan says, “it is our duty to at least point it out and tell people that this is wrong. This was our position back then, and this is our position now.”

carla khan

Carla Khan
Pro-squash player continues the Khan legacy

Ruth Pfau
Fights to eradicate leprosy in Pakistan

Nabila Maqsood
Stylish and smart, the fashionista has made a career out of making other people look hot

Bapsi Sidhwa
Doyenne of South Asian English lit is still going strong

Jehan Ara
Leading software development in Pakistan

Naseem Hameed
South Asia’s fastest woman and endorsements’ queen

Bunto Kazmi
Fashion designer shows modern sensibility with traditional styles

Shazia Marri
Energy czarina

Married at 14 and divorced by 16, Sindh’s first ever minister for energy, oil, and gas doesn’t show it, but she’s had to overcome plenty of challenges. The poised and articulate Marri, 38, was roped into politics by Benazir Bhutto, and has electrified us.

Aasia Noreen
Her plight has inspired thousands to question controversial laws

Ameena Saiyid
The power behind Oxford University Press in Pakistan

Dr. Rufina Soomro
Helps cancer patients feel normal with low-cost breast prosthetics

Dr. Feriha Peracha
Runs Sabaoon to deprogram children brainwashed by the Taliban

Jugnu Mohsin
Publisher of Pakistan’s first independent weekly is also the country’s most powerful humorist

Sajida Zulfiqar
Established successful  furniture business despite Taliban threat

Ayesha Jalal
Tufts professor is top South Asian history scholar

Nigar Ahmad
As a founder of Aurat Foundation, she has been key in getting women’s voices heard

Asma Jahangir
Nothing scares dictators and demagogues more than this brave, rabble rousing, SCBAP president and human rights activist

Sara Suleri
Meatless Days author and Yale prof

Sana Mir
She raised the bar for cricket

The 25-year-old led the Pakistan women’s cricket team that won gold at the Guangzhou Asian Games, and the hearts of a nation craving sporting success. “We will have this medal for the next 4 years, I want to enjoy that,” she told Newsweek Pakistan. She is the top rated Pakistani player, and among the top 20 best bowlers in the world.

Nergis  Mavalvala
Astrophysicist imparts her knowledge to new crop at MIT

Shamshad Akhtar
The first woman to head the State Bank, Akhtar now runs the World Bank’s MENA operations

Rukhsana Bangash
Don’t let her low-key demeanor mislead you, President Zardari’s political secretary is the one who keeps things moving along

Shahnaz Wazir Ali
The educator and philanthropist is also the architect of the Benazir Income Support Programme

Aseefa Bhutto Zardari
The youngest of Benazir Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari’s children has been the face of the anti-polio campaign since she was born

Yasmin Rehman
Key voice on the powerful Public Accounts Committee

Shafqat Sultana
President, First Women Bank

Fehmida Mirza
The first woman speaker of Parliament in the Muslim world

Fauzia Gilani
The industrious first lady is a political operator and a leading businesswoman

Asiya Nasir

Pakistan woke up to Asiya Nasir after her hard hitting speech in the National Assembly following the assassination on March 2 of minorities minister Shahbaz Bhatti. Representing the orthodox Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl), the 39-year-old Christian M.P. left teaching to enter politics in 2002. We’re glad she did.

Kulsoom Nawaz
The former first lady wowed us all by her courage after her husband’s government was overthrown in a coup

Nasreen Kasuri
Her self-started education empire now sprawls continents

Shaista Wahidi
Replaces Nadia Khan as face of GEO TV and Pakistan’s Oprah

Salima Hashmi
Painter, curator, gallery owner, she is the face of modern Pakistani art

Samar Minallah
Her video of a young woman being flogged in Swat turned public opinion firmly against the Taliban

Shazia Sikandar
The New York-based modern miniature artist has shown at every major gallery worth in its salt

Shirin Tahir-Kheli
The former adviser to George W. Bush got Pakistan and India talking again

Sonya Jehan
Telecom’s most attractive mascot

Souriya Anwar
Founder of and indefatigable spirit behind Pakistan’s SOS Villages

Syeda Hina Babar Ali
When she’s not busy running Packages, one of Pakistan’s largest business groups, she’s writing poetry

Nafis Sadik
Internationally renowned, her efforts as the U.N. special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Asia have helped stem the disease in the region

Ghulam Sugra
The Sindhi activist has gained new popularity after recieving the International Women of Courage Award from Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama

Madeeha Gauhar
The Lahore-based writer opened an outlet for human rights activisim when she launched Ajoka Theatre under Gen. Zia

Maj. Gen. Shahida Malik
Pakistan’s first woman to make a two-star general marked a new era in women’s rights

Maria Toor Pakay
The squash wunderkind is making Pakistan proud

Nighat Said Khan
One of the founding members of Women’s Action Forum, she doubles as a talented filmmaker

Mukhtar Mai

She turned a horrible tragedy into a triumph of the human spirit. Gang raped in 2002 at the orders of a tribal jirga, Mai, 39, has fought a long and tough battle to get those who assaulted her convicted. Along the way, she founded a school and authored the best-selling In the Name of Honour. Today, Mai, who is herself illiterate, is working to ensure every girl in her village gets an education.

Rubab Raza
Only 13 when she qualified for the Summer Olympics in 2004, Rubab has a bright career ahead of her

Hina Tahir
Pakistan’s first female fighter pilot

Sabiha Sumar
The award-winning Independent filmmaker has dedicated herself to social change through film

Saima Mohsin
Freelance journalist who often reports on Pakistan for PBS and ITV

Salma Maqbool
Co-founder of Pakistan Foundation Fighting Blindness has made it her mission to ensure no one else suffers her affliction

Samina Qureshi
The award-winning author has toured the world, bringing the beauty of Pakistan with her

Zubaida Tariq
Food and homemaking guru

Reema
Lollywood actress reinvents herself as savvy talk-show host

Kishwar Naheed
Veteran columnist still going strong after four decades

Juggan Kazim
Ubiquitous cherub-faced model and actress

Mehrbano Sethi
With her Luscious Cosmetics, the Estée Lauder of Pakistan

Marvi Memon
Parliamentarian and twitter queen

Sanam Marvi
Folk and sufi singer sets her own tone

Huma Abedin
Aide to Hillary Clinton is Pakistani on her mother’s side

Sania Mirza
Tennis pro has been welcomed by Pakistanis as their own

Seema Aziz
CARE Foundation founder proves that philanthropy can make a difference

Shandana Khan
The Rural Support Program Network CEO focuses on the grassroots

Shazia Ahmed
Leader of the first four female fighter pilots trained by Pakistan’s Air Force

Reshma
Legendary folk singer

Samina Ghurki
The only PPP leader with a safe National Assembly seat from Lahore

Nafisa Shah

She was among 1,000 women nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize. Encouraged to enter politics by the late Benazir Bhutto she excelled as the mayor of Sindh’s Khairpur district and is currently a Pakistan Peoples Party member of the National Assembly.

Faryal Talpur
The first sister is running the day-to-day of the country’s largest party

Tehmina Daultana
PMLN pol has nerves of steel, and a sense of humor

Tina Sani
No one can put Faiz’s verse to song quite like her

Meera
Lollywood siren lives in the headlines and in our hearts

Samia Raheel Qazi
Heads the women’s wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, the largest religio-political party

Zareen Khalid
Pakistan’s original event planner

Spenta Kandawalla
The U.S. Secretary of State’s former classmate is a business mogul in her own right

Farhat Hashmi

Farhat Hashmi

She established Al-Huda International in 1994. Since then, Hashmi has been the favored proselytizer of the ladies-who-lunch crowd in Lahore, Islamabad, and Karachi. She has a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from the University of Glasgow—and in converting women to Al-Huda’s brand of Islamic conservatism. “I just translate the word of God,” she told filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy in an interview. So if people have a problem with her, she said, “they have a problem with God.”

Tahera Hasan
Founding member of KaraFilm Festival maintains a healthy law practice for entertainment industry

Farzana Bari
Human rights campaigner

Bano Qudsia
Novelist and playwright was awarded the Hilal-e-Imtiaz in 2010

Maryan Bibi

Maryam Bibi

Since founding Khwendo Kor, which means “sister’s home”, a nongovernmental organization, in 1993, she’s been struggling for funding. “Big donors like big projects,” she told Newsweek Pakistan. They don’t seem to find her organization’s sharply focused work with internally-displaced women and children headline worthy. But, luckily, Bibi is trucking along just fine. “It is the poorest of the poor women who inspire me to keep working.”

Nahid Siddiqui
Kathak dancer introduced her skill to universities across the world

Nazish Ataullah
Printmaker and social activist

Tehmina Durrani
Author and activist

Samina Ahmed
South Asia project director at International Crisis Group

Samina Khan
Sungi head is working on several development projects

Ronak Lakhani
Tech wiz also runs the Special Olympics

Nusrat Jamil
Author, rights activist and dynamo

Marriana Karim
Raises funds for several charities and runs a kidney center

Madiha Sattar
Journalist

Selina Rashid
Founder of Lotus PR

Veena Malik

Veena Malik

park and Provocateur

She says she is 27. Veena Malik, the actor, comedienne, and cultural lightning rod, says and does a lot of things that prompt a double take and require suspension of disbelief. Pakistanis remember her from such hits as “cricketer Muhammad Asif stole my heart—and my money!”; “Meera should watch her back”; and, of course, last year’s Bigg Boss on Indian television that had Pakistan—and India—aghast, more because of her desperate determination to hog the spotlight rather than anything real saucy or salacious. For the finale, after she was voted out of the Bigg Boss house, Malik appeared on Frontline with Kamran Shahid in Pakistan taking on a mullah in a highly scripted, and spirited, performance that had Pakistan’s pathetic Internet liberals hailing her as their new hero. The debate surrounding Malik’s TV antics have served to further confirm the poverty of the liberal elite and the hypocrisy of the religious right. It has also shown Malik to be a savvy entertainer in this age of guns and Gaga. “I’m not one of those you can malign and get away with it,” Malik told Newsweek Pakistan. “If people think they can because I’m a woman, they’re mistaken.” Malik was last seen on India’s World Cup-related show, Bigg Toss. Veena, vidi, vici, indeed.”

These are just 100 women and there are millions out there who are making a difference in the life of others. Even if they do not make it to this list!

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