Laiba Yousafzai

Ms Laiba Yousafzai has M.A Journalism and MA English Literature & Language from University of Peshawar.  She has an extensive background of print and electronic media where she worked as Programme Director, producer, scriptwriter and anchor with different National and International TV Channels  including  Current Affairs, Parliamentary News, Khost based local TV namely Ghorghst TV, Zuban-e-Khalq and Nan Saba on PTV Channels.  During this period, she continued to produce and directed about 350 programmes on various subject like social issues, literature, political and social discussion. More significantly, she has presented documentaries on Kalash and Ghandara Civilization in three languages i.e. Urdu, Pushtu and English. While working for Community Infrastructure Project( CIP) she was engaged in  13 documentaries. She has also worked for Radio Pakistan,  Radio Mashal, Free Europe, Pushtu Radio “ Buraq” and also worked with BBC during Floods in Pakistan as an anchor and editor.

Carla Khan

Carla Khan is from the great line of squash champions, her grandfather being Azam Khan, great uncle Hashim Khan known as the godfather of squash. Her Father is from Nawakille, Peshawar, Pakistan he was a junior world champion and won the prestigious Davis Cup which is equivalent to the British Junior Open.

She started with her brother playing squash at the age of 12, from the very first moment she stepped onto the court she realised that this was what she wanted to do for a long time to come.  Carla Khan reached 20 in the world on the professional women's International circuit, she represented England and was a top junior player having won various junior titles including being European junior number one.  At the age of 19 she changed to represent Pakistan, Carla then made history as she was the first female from the direct line of champions to pursue a career in the game.

In November 2002, at the El Salvador Open, she won her first major title. Her improvements continued in 2003, her most successful season yet and won the Ottawa International Open in Canada. She then broke into the top 30 world rankings and soon became the Pakistani National Number One.  In 2005 Carla beat current World Number One Nicol David from Malaysia in the Irish Open her best achievement yet. She then went on to win the first ever women's international tournament in Pakistan not dropping a single game beating her opponent from Malaysia in straight sets.

Through Carla Khans achievements she gained media coverage around the world and has been recognised as the Squash Queen of Pakistan, her fan base stretches worldwide including ex pats from Pakistan.

After a serious back injury in Sri Lanka at the South Asian Games in 2006 whilst playing for the Pakistan team as the Number One, Carla had to stop playing and was informed that her squash playing days were over. However she returned in 2007 and leaped back into the top world 40's, winning the Iranian Open and the Austrian Open.

Carla made a decision in 2008 to retire even though she was moving back up the ladder to reach her ultimate goal. Carla has not fully left the sport as she trains, continues to play leagues and coaches squash players. She has now had the opportunity to coach in many countries, having been invited to coach the Iranian women's team, Egyptian women's team, Pakistan girls and in 2008-2009 she coached full time in New York, U.S.A. developing the women's squash at a prestigious Country Club.

Carla Khan now retired from the tour but continues to be a role model for women sport players in Pakistan as she made history for sport in the country that opened there arms to her, she is best know as the controversial player and "hardest hitter" who was always aggressive, passionate and determined as life was never easy for Carla, as she was never fully accepted by both English or Pakistani sports institutions but for that reason she strived to do her best.

Carla is now pursuing a career in t.v, radio and writing which has always been her passion, Carla would also love to be a spokeswoman for female players worldwide.

Riffat Shaheen Qazi

Ms. Riffat Shaheen Qazi official Spokesperson FBR, a BS-21 officer and currently posted as Member Facilitation and Taxpayer Education (FATE) in the FBR Headquarters, has been designated as Official Spokesperson FBR.

Ms. Qazi, a senior officer of the 7th Common, has been serving as Member FATE since January 22, 2010. Previously, she served in various key positions across the country in her illustrious career spanning over 32 years. Before being appointed as Member FBR, she was heading the Regional Tax Office Rawalpindi where she led a series of tax recovery drives as the Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue Service.

Ms. Qazi brings with her a rich professional and academic experience. She holds a Master’s degree and an MPhil in Economics from the University of Peshawar. Later she completed Masters in Business Administration from John F. Kennedy University USA. Her last academic pursuit was at the prestigious Harvard University, where she attended an extensive Senior Executive Management training course.

Ms Qazi recently in May/June 2011 enriched her experience by attending a certificate course from the Royal Institute of Public Administration International London UK on Developing a Modern Human Resource function.

Shazia Tehmas

Ms. Shazia Tehmas Khan was born on January 01, 1974 at Peshawar. She has a master’s in journalism from University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Representing Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians in the Provincial Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ms Khan serves as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Population Welfare Department, a member of the Standing Committee on Excise and Taxation Department, and a member of the Standing Committee on Tribal Affairs Department.

Saima Khan

Saima Khan belongs to the pioneering team that established the School of Leadership (SoL) in July, 2002. She is the Chief Operating Officer at the School of Leadership and Project Manager of the Young Leaders’ Conference.

In her quest for a more empowered and trusting youth, she endeavors to facilitate the process of youth realizing their infinite potential and building self-confidence to discover local and global opportunities.

Saima has completed the Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counseling by CCPD, UK and is now a professional psychologist working with Guide – the counseling division of SoL. She has done post graduate courses from University of Peshawar in English Literature. She also participated in Management for Organizational Effectiveness (MOE) by SoL, giving her a sound knowledge of business and management.

A practical objectivist, Saima Khan, along with a host of other responsibilities, ensures smooth operation of SoL. With her convincing managerial style, Saima strives to develop youth leaders, who manage to then set daring, audacious goals; lead teams and implement seemingly impossible objectives.

She is known for winning hearts and conquering minds. Her diligent, empathetic and encouraging personality stimulates striving in others

Sardar Tariq Azizuddin

Sardar Tariq Azizuddin comes from a Peshawar Sadozai family known as the Peshawar Sardars, who have historical blood links with the former Afghan King Shah Shuja and the founder of modern day Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali. His late father and the other members of the family have a history of military service in various Regiments of the Pakistan Army. He was born in Peshawar on 31 May 1951, where he spent his early life and education. He graduated in Political Science and History from the University of Peshawar.

He joined the Pakistan Army in 1969 as an Officer Cadet and was commissioned in a Cavalry Regiment, Probyn’s Horse in 1971. He saw action in the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971. He rose to the rank of Captain. He transferred from the army to the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1975.

In the Foreign Service, he served in various Pakistan Diplomatic Missions. He was Vice Consul in Manchester, UK (1979-83), First Secretary in Cairo, Egypt (1986-89), Counsellor & Deputy High Commissioner in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1989-92), Counsellor & Charge’ d’Affaires in Kabul, Afghanistan (1992-94), Consul General in Los Angeles, USA (1997-2001), Ambassador of Pakistan Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina (2001-2004), Ambassador of Pakistan in Kabul, Afghanistan (2005-2008). He is currently Ambassador of Pakistan in Ankara, Turkey since January 2009. In between the foreign assignments, he served on different positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad, Pakistan, as Section Officer, Director, Director General and Chief of Protocol.

He was decorated with Sitara-i-Shujaat (Star of Valor) for his service in Afghanistan in 1992-94.

He is married to Naila, daughter of Sardar Abdul Wahab Khan, who was the son of Amir Mohammad Yaqub Khan, Ruler of Afghanistan 1878-81. He has a daughter Saira and two sons Ali and Assad.

He enjoys hunting (ducks&partridge) and gardening.

Aziz Ahmed Bilour

Aziz Ahmed Bilour has an attractive personality. The way he talks the way he expresses his view always impresses everybody.

Aziz Ahmed bilour, youngest in all brothers born on 23rd August, 1952. He got his early education from the local school. From the beginning he was a bright student therefore it was his parents dream to join civil services of Pakistan. He made the dreams of his parents true in 1978 and joined civil services. He had also thirst of education as well. He got the LL.B, M.A (Political Science), MSc (Defence & Strtigic Studies) from different universities. His service Group is Income Tax (Inland Revenue). He served for 33 years mostly on executive level postings as Commissioner Income Tax, Diretor General Income Tax, Sales Tax and Gederal Excise and Member Federal Board of Revenue Islamabad.

Presently he is working as Executive Director (BS-21) National Vocational and Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC) Prime Minister Secretariat Islamabad.

Ilyas Ahmed Bailour

Mr.Ilyas Ahmed Bailour was born in a business family of peshawar on 9th january 1940.

After receving early education at Peshawar,he graduate from krachi universtiy and later did MBA from krachi.He is self employed and is Cheif Executive of Bailour Group of Industries.

In view of long association spreas over a period of 35 Years with trade,commerce and industry.Ilyas Ahmed bilour has gaindin-depth study of the problems faces by thse by these sectors and also the prospects of overcoming their problems.industrializationprogrammes both on national and regionallevels are of special interest to him.Our family belongs to a political party of pakistan, Which was founded by a great freedom fighter belongs to a political party of pakistan, Which was founded by a great freedom fighter khan Abdul Ghafar Khan who is popularly known as Sarhadi Gahandi in India.My elder brother was elected MNA for three times and remained Federal Minister and my younger brother is MPA five times and served as ProvisionalMinister thrice.My younger brother Mr.Aziz Ahmed Bilour is a Bureaucrat in Income tax Group and served as Member FBR,Islamabad.

The positions held by me in Chambers and associations as well as others bodies as given below.

ASSIGNMENTS HELD

Chairman standing Committee on Commerce,Senate of Pakistan.

Elected as Technocart member of the senate of pakistan in 2006 for the third time.

Elected as Technocart member of the senate of pakistan in 2003 for the second time.

Elected as Technocart member of the senate of pakistan in March 1994 on a Six year term and former member of the Senate's standing Committies Commerce,Finance and economic planning as well as Water and power.Founder Chairman Afghan-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry in 2007.life member of SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry as well as its Executive Committee.Founder Ex-President indo-pakistan chamber of commerce and Industry ,karachi from 12.03.1996to12.09.1998.President of the Shared Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Rawalpindi in 1969-70.Chairman,ECO Chamber of Commerce & Industry.Vice President,Islamic chamber of Commerce & Industry. Member of Board of Governors, The kidney center.Member of Governing Body of the Cardio Vascular Institure Of Karachi.Chairman of pak ASEAN business Council Member of Board of Governors,Lahore university of Managment Service (LUMS).

Member of Board of Governors,institute of Business Administration.

ACTIVITIES ABROAD

Nominated By pakistan Governmentto participate in the study meeting on Regional industrialization and Devlopment In TOKO,Japan from 17th to 23rd October 1990.

Represrnted Pakistan in the first trade delegation to Leipzig(East Germany) In 1970.The delegation was led by the president of FPCCI.Led delegations of Pakistan Businessman to Turkey,Syria,Jorden,singapore and so many other countries during the president ship of FPCCE.

Led UNIDO Delegation to Vienna and London regarding the inter mark 1998.

Accompanied the Delegation of:

1:EX-prime minister of Pakistan MS.Benazir Bhutto To Sweden.

2:Ex-president of Pakistan Mr.Farooq Ahmed Leghari to central Asian States.

3:Ex-prime Minister Of pakistan Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif to Malaysia, China, Hong kong.

4:Ex-prime Minister of pakistan Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif to Bangladesh Ms.Hasina Wajid and prime Minister of India Mr.Inder kumar Gujral Were also present.

5:Chairman Senate of pakistan Mr.Waseem Sajjad To Kenya , Australia and South africa and Romania.

6:Chairman Senate of Pakistan Mr.Muhammad Mian Soomro To new yark, USA to

attend summit of International parliamentarian Union during the session of General Assembly Of United Nation Organization in 2004.

Bashir Ahmad bilour

Bashir Ahmad bilour born in 1944. He got his early education from Governament Higher Secondary school No. 1 Peshawar Cantt. After doing Matriculation he got admission in famous Edwards college Peshawar and got graduation degree from the said college. Then for higher education he got admission in university of Peshawar and got LLB degree.

POLITICAL CAREER

Bashir Ahmad Bilour is unique personality in the sence that he never lost any election throughout his career. He got succeeded in the following General Elections:

• 1990 General Election

• 1993 General Election

• 1997 General Election

• 2002 General Election

• 2007 General Election

In 1990 when he got succeeded in General Election he was appointed as Miniter for CNW. In 1993 again the same Ministry was given to you but in 1997 he took oath as a Minister for Irrigation. Currently he is Senior Provincial Mininster.

Ghulam Ahmad Bilour

Known as Haji Sahib in Peshawar, Ghulam Ahmad Bilour hails from Bajaur Agency in the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). His forefathers migrated to Peshawar long ago and his father was a successful businessman of the city, as well as an admirer of Bacha Khan. Born on 25th December 1939, Bilour got his early education from the Khudad Model School and Islamia School Peshawar. He did his intermediate from Edwards College and got married soon afterwards. He Graduated from Jamshore University.

His tendency towards politics from the very early age reveals that he is a democratic person. he participated in election campaign of Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah when she was contesting for the seat of President as a candidate of the Combined Opposition Party against Ayub Khan in 1965. He, however, joined active politics from the platform of the National Awami Party (NAP) in the 1970s and ever since has remained with the nationalist party.

Only Ajmal Khattak and Afzal Khan Lala both no more in active politics have been associated with the (NAP) for longer period than Ghulam Ahmad Bilour. Haji Sahib is widely respected for not compromising on principles and remaining loyal to the party. He considers securing the rights of the people of the province as his greatest achievement; and losing his only son, Shabbir Ahmed Bilour during the 1997 elections as his greatest loss. Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour is the real personality of principles and never compromise on the set forth principles of the party which are the actual guarantor of protection of rights of the people in general and the people of NWFP in particular.

Ghulam Ahmad Bilour was elected Senator in 1975 for six years. Ghulam Ahmad Bilour was first elected to the National Assembly in the 1988 by-elections. In the 1990 elections, he again contested for the National Assembly and succeeded against the late Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and assigned him as Federal Minister for Railways. Bilour recollects that the people of his constituency did not let him down in that crucial contest, which was perhaps the toughest of his long political career. In the 1993 elections, he lost to Zafar Ali Shah but regained the National Assembly seat in the 1997 elections. Bilour did not contest the 2002 elections. He was again elected to the National Assembly in the recent general elections, and assigned him Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and currently the Federal Minister for Railways.

Haji Sahib always opposed Martial Law in the country. He never did negotiation with undemocratic powers. This was the reason that he and his party boycotted 1985 General Elections.

He is very devoted to ANP and to the people of his Province. He was invited by many political parties as well as Martial Law Administrators to join their alien but he rejected all the proposals with hard attitude saying that:-

“I am not here rule or to get Executive Seat of the party. I am here to serve people and I am Pukhtoon will never leave this door until death”.

PRISON RECORD

In 1973, just after three years of joining NAP Haji Sahib was arrested and spent almost three months behind the Cell and again arrested this time he spent three monthsbehind the cell. In1974 he was arrested again. This time he spent almost 4 months in jail.

In 1975 the PPP Govt arrested all the four brothers including Haji Sahib. A famous shopping centre of Bilour Family has been destroyed. The Bilour House was evacuated and Bilour Family has been forced to be unsheltered. After five months he was released. In 1976 Haji Bilour was arrested in Hyderabad conspiracy case and sent to the Hyderabad Sindh Jail and spent two years in Jail alongwith Khan Abdul Wali Khan, Ghous Bux Bazenjo, Attaulah Mengal, Afzal Khan Lala, Arbab Sikandar Khan Khalil and other senior leaders of National Awami Party.

In 1982 he spent three months in Haripur Jail. In 1983 same injustice was repeated and he and his brother Bashir Bilour arrested time and spent one year behind the bare.

STAND ON KALABAGH.

Haji Sahib has a strong knowledge of Kalabagh Project. His view is very clear about Kalabagh. He has complain from pathan youth. He always uses to say that pattan youth does not know about Kalabagh. They should get all the knowledge regarding to this project and should come forward to protest against it. Whenever you pay a visit to his office you will come to know that how tremendously he explains the whole project. In 1991 when he was appointed Federal Minister for Railways. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called a meeting on Kalabagh. Haji Sahib said in meeting:-

“Peshawar valley is surrounded by Hills from three sides. There is only one way out for water if you build a dam over that region then the water level will raise 24 feet above than the plan area of NWFP. As a result this province will become a lake where people will come to catch fished”.

Once in London Shah Mehmood Qasori fall in a debate with Haji Sahib on Kalabgh when Haji Sahib cleared technical points to him, he was lets assign four engineers two from our side and two from your side, whatever they decided that will be acceptable to all. Haji Sahib replied “You assign engineers I will debate from my side because I know each and every thing about Kalabagh.

PERSONALITY

Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour is a unique personality. He is MNA and a Federal Minister but he never shows rude or proud attitude to anyone. There are many aspects of his personality. He is very kind hearted, friendly, source of knowledge very patient wherever you pay a visit to his office you will find that he stands with every individual enters to his office embraces him, listens to every individual very ;patiently and help him out. His simplicity and dressing reveals that he is a religious man. He never misses prayer.

It’s true that Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto gave an incredible sacrifice for democracy by Haji Sahib Sacrifice is not less by any mean, he lost his only son Shabbir Ahmad Bilour, in politics. Even know when he listens the word SHABBIR he stops talking and goes back in those memories where his son was with him

STAND ON PUKHTOONKHWA

These were the efforts of NAP that NWFP has been renamed by KHYBER

PUKHTOONKKHWA. It made possible due to struggles of Bacha Khan and politcle

vision of Asfandiyar Wali

NWFP is a unique place in the world which has no specific name, “North West Frontier Province” is not a name it’s a location. There is very clear and common rule in the world of declaring name to a territory “the name must indicate the people who are in majority in that territory”.

NAP is the only party which came forward and rose the issue to rename NWFP by Pukhtoonkhwa. Tald shows and stuggles of haji sab reveaqls his stand on this issue. In a tald show these were his words:

“There were five brothers living in Pakistan Panjabi, Balochi, Sindhi, Pattan and Bangali. Bangalies removed their name from the map of Pakistan and we let them to do so. We want to write our name on the map of Pakistan and you are not permitting us”.

These were the efforts of NAP that Prisident Asif Ali Zardari called NWFP as PUKHTOONKHWA.

Haji sab visted Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Chaudhary Pervez Elahi and many other leaders to resolve this issue. Unfortunately many Pattan leaders don’t want to rename NWFP by PUKHTOONKHWA.

Owais Ahmed Ghani

Owais Ahmed Ghani is the current governor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, who previously governed southwestern province of Balochistan for four and a half years.

He became active in politics in 1996 being one of the founding members of Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf led by cricketing hero Imran Khan. Following the partys rout in the 1997 general elections he subsequently left the party in protest against the joining of several controversial figures into the party. In 1999, he joined the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial cabinet serving as provincial minister for Industry from 1999-2002, He was in 2002 appointed as Federal Minister for environment following the resignation of Omer Asghar Khan. Following the 2002 general elections he was appointed Governor of Balochistan. His period as Balochistan governor was controversial, especially following the murder of Nawab Akbar Bugti and Baloch protests against Federal rule. Ghani admitted there were problems with the law and order situation and drugs in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, due to instability in neighbouring Afghanistan.

He became governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in January 2008 after the former governor, Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai, stepped down. Ghani gained a reputation for being tough with militants during his tenure as governor of Balochistan,

He is the third man (the first being Rahimuddin Khan and the second being Miangul Aurangzeb) in the history of Pakistan to have held the governorship of two provinces. (Wikipedia)

Dr. Khalid A Mufti

Dr. Khalid A Mufti, M.B.B.S., DPM (UK), MRC Psych. (London), FRC Psych (London)

Medical Director Ibadat Hospital Peshawar, Member Federal Mental Health Authority Pakistan. He is ex-Principal Khyber Medical College Peshawar, former Professor and Head Department of Psychiatry, Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar. He has more than 30 years of experience in academics, research and clinical practice. Main areas of interest are psychiatric problems and drug abuse prevention.

Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan

Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan, Federal Minister for Communications was born in Peshawar on 1st July 1961. He did his MBBS from Khyber Medical College Peshawar in 1987. Later he earned a diploma in Internal Medicines from the University of Edinburgh UK.

Dr.Arbab Alamgir Khan belongs to the most well known family of the NWFP "The Arbab family of Tehkal Bala, Peshawar". He is the grandson of late Nawabzada Arbab Sher Ali Khan and son of the late Arbab Muhammad Jehangir Khan who remained Chief Minister of NWFP (1985-88). Arbab Jehangir Khan had never lost any election and remained member of the Federal Assembly and the Provincial Assembly of NWFP. He remained Federal Minister under Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, Mr. Muhammad Khan Junejo and Balkh Sher Mazari as well as Provincial Minister and Leader of the Opposition in the NWFP Assembly.

Other members of his family i.e. Arbab Niaz Muhammad Federal Minister/Mayor of Peshawar, Arbab Sikandar Khan Khalil Governor NWFP and Arbab Saif-ur-Rehman, Speaker Provincial Assembly have also played an important role in public life in NWFP.

Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan is young and energetic public figure. He is affiliated with the Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarian.

Nazrat Bashir

Ms. Nazrat Bashir belongs to District Management Group of Civil Services of Pakistan. She is Masters in Economics from New York University, New York, USA and Master in Psychology from Peshawar University, Peshawar.

She has extensively traveled abroad and has attended various international Seminars and Conferences such as on Micro Finance, Anti Money Laundering, Instruments of Financial Markets etc. Domestically too she has attended various programmes in some of very prestigious institutions of Pakistan.

She possesses 29 years of administrative experience in government service in economic & financial policy and its implementation.

At present, she is working as Additional Finance Secretary, Internal Finance, Finance Division, GoP, Islamabad.

She is a certified Director on the Panel of Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG).

Besides NBP, she is on the Board of Directors of National Investment Trust (NIT) and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited

Amir Haidar Khan Hoti

Amir Haidar Khan Hoti is the grandson of two stalwarts of Freedom Movement and Pakhtun Nationalist Politicians. His maternal grandfather is Khan Abdul Wali Khan and paternal grandfather is Amir Muhammad Khan Hoti, who used to be called “Khan Lala” out of respect and love, a close colleague of Baacha Khan and active participant of Khudai Khidmatgar Movement. He is the son of former federal Minister Azam Khan Hoti and the nephew of present ANP president Asfandyar Wali Khan. Haidar Khan Hoti was born in Mardan on 5th February, 1971. He has two sons and one daughter. He did his intermediate from Aitcheson College Lahore and then graduated from Edwards College Peshawar.

Haidar Khan Hoti started his political career in 1990 as ANP’s city organizer of district Mardan. Currently he is a Provincial Deputy Secretary of ANP. He contested election for the first time for Provincial seat from Mardan constituency in October 2002 elections but lost to former MMA’s Deputy Speaker Ikramullah Shahid. In 2008 Elections he contested for PF-23 Mardan and won from his old rivals Ikramullah Shahid and Arshad Ahmed with a big margin of 4500 votes.

He is having fluency in Pushto, Urdu and English language. Being a worker of ANP he has got a prestigious position in the party. He is famous and a renowned personality among the masses.

Aamir Atlas Khan

Aamir Atlas Khan (born July 30, 1990 in Peshawar) is a Pakistani professional squash player. He is the nephew of former world champion, Jansher Khan.

2007 has been his most successful year and has seen his rankings rise. He was a finalist in the Governor NWFP International 2007 and in the President PSF international 2007, but in both occasions he was beaten by Mansoor Zaman. In August, he went one step better by winning his first title at the CAS international, beating Malaysian Mohd Azlan Iskandar.

As of 2009, Aamir, who turned pro in 2002 is ranked 15th, his highest ranking, and is the current No. 1 Pakistan squash player.

Aamir won a silver medal in the individual event at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Fauzia Minallah

Fauzia Minallah is a pukhtun artist who has very deep and strong emotions about all that goes on in our world. She asks lots of questions about why there can not be peace in the world and what is the legacy that we choose to leave for our children. She tackles and portrays her deep felt emotions through painting, carving and hand built clay sculpture.

Painting since the age of 12, when she was a student of S.S Hyder, (an eminent artist of Peshawar), she thinks of her art as windows to her soul, that reflect her sorrow, joy, anxiety and happiness she feels as a mother and a caring human being.

We first witnessed her artistic skill and wit during the Zia-ul-Haq regime, when The Muslim published her playful and subversive cartoons. According to Fauzia her artistic journey has been very unconventional and very slow. Her parents had recognized the artist in her when she was still very young, but it was much later in life that she learned to enjoy and cherish the joy of being an artist.

Rahim Shah

Rahim Shah is a Pakistani songs singer. He started from Peshawar, and is currently based in Karachi, Pakistan. He sings in Urdu, Punjabi and his native Pashto language. In an interview he revealed that Rahim Shah is not his real name and, in fact, it is his elder brother”s name. He recently disclosed his original name on ARY Qtv, which is Muhammad Rahim. He is the most notable Pakistani pop idol of Pashtun (Pathan) background.