ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani female footballer who was named among Forbes’ 30 under 30 has been recognised in the US for philanthropic work.
Hailing from Islamabad, a footballer named Karishma Ali has named among Forbes’ ’30 Under 30′ in Asia, along with the likes of tennis star Naomi Osaka and K-pop band Black pink, and, having already achieved much, the first woman from her region to have played football at a national and international level.
Pakistani football sensation Karishma Ali from Chitral, has been named in @Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ along with the likes Naomi Osaka. Now she has bigger plans!
Karishma Ali: She made history by playing football. Now she’s changing lives – CNN https://t.co/zYxlcvrnHl
— PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) October 10, 2020
However, now she has embarked on a journey to make differences in the lives of the women in the patriarchal region where she grew up. “I want to see at least 10-20 more girls like myself who come back here [Chitral] after they’ve achieved their dream and work for the other girls that I was not able to reach out to,” said Ali.
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Ali said that she wanted to see a progressive society where men and women were working equally where women did not have to stress about traditional customs and be able to freely do what they can. “I just want to see more women in leadership positions and then sit back and enjoy. This is what I want,” she added.
