In Pakistan, challenges for women are different from the rest of the world. The soil of Pakistan is fertile, it gave the world the exact sportsmen and women from time to time. The hurdles for women are so many. They have to face the stereotypes like gender, society, religion, and family.
Still, the dedication rate of women is extraordinary as she is dedicated to doing wonders and indeed, she is doing. Let us talk about some of the inspirational Pakistani women of Pakistan, appearing in sports in 2021. We may call them the true faces of Pakistan. Of course, the nation is proud of them. They proved that no challenges can be harder they are dedicated and refuse to fail.
Zainab Abbas
Our National Lucky Charm got inspiration from hosting. Zainab Abbas started her career as a host. Later Zainab got the opportunity to host cricket events. Zainab got a chance to host ICC World Cup where she got high fame.
Zainab Abbas was awarded “Best Female Sports Journalist”. She is a proud name for the nation as Zainab did it and proved that a Lahori girl can do it for the state. Zainab broke down the stereotypes of gender as she competed with her male peers to access the award.
Sana Mir
Cricket is likewise exciting for Pakistani men and women. As per the establishment of the PCB Women wing, the opportunities increased for women as well. Sana Mir is the role model for those women who are intending to launch a career in sports.
Sana Mir is the flag raiser of women empowerment in Pakistan. Sana received Asian games and ICC Awards. She is a gold medallist in sports, cricket. She left the engineering course to focus more on her career in sports and she proved herself.
Maria Toorpakai Wazir
Who can forget the names of Jan Sher Khan and Jehangir Khan in the field of squash? Here, Maria Toorpakai Wazir, from Waziristan emerged as a sportswoman in the field of squash. Sahib has a unique story as she posed herself as a boy for 16 years under the name tag of Gangish Khan. Toorpakai got third place in women squash and become famous as young Pakistani talent in sports. The regime awarded her Salaam Pakistan Award to boost up her confidence level. Toorpakai gave life to squash in Pakistan for another time.
Hajra Khan
Hajra Khan is the name of football team captain. Hajra is an ambassador of the sportswomen of Pakistan. Hajra is an international footballer. She did 100 goals at a stretch in her club, once. Hajra is the most renowned player from Pakistan. Hajra was very young when she secured titles. Hajra is proud of Pakistan as only at the age of 21 years, she was invited to plat at three highest level places, German football clubs SGS Essen, FSV Gütersloh 2009, and VfL Sindelfingen.
Sahib Asra
Sahib Asra is another name of sportsmen from Pakistan. Asra belongs to a religious family as her father was an Imam of the mosque. It was a challenge for her to prove herself in athletes but she did it as her father supported her in this regard. Asra was a runner.
Asra won 100m race in the WAPDA championship and received National Award and Gold medal. This just boosted her career in the field. The story narrates that family support is an important point in women’s empowerment in Pakistan.
Future perspective
Pakistani women aren’t far behind others. She has justified her role in sports in a varied field. Some of the role models of 2021 from Pakistani sports are discussed in the blog. They are true faces of Pakistan and are exactly icons of inspiration for those who want to make a career in sports. We need to pay homage to these role models who are women but are still enough confident to prove themselves.
