Three Pakistani women changing the world

On Monday Forbes released its ’30 Under 30′ list for 2014, in which the business magazine recognises 450 young game-changers across 15 different fields. Good news for the readers is this; three Pakistani women who they believe are changing the world have been included in the list. One of the most well known face among the three is Malala Yousufzai, others are Shiza Shahid and Khalida Brohi.  Malala is considered to be in the list for her efforts to raise strong voice for girls’ education. She is credited with co-founding the Malala Fund and also on the list is her co-founder Shiza Shahid who is also the CEO of the Malala Fund.  The third young Pakistani woman on the list is 25-year-old Khalida Brohi. Brohi was only 16 years old when she witnessed the honour killing of her friend. This experience motivated her to found Sughar, a non-profit organisation, which empowers women by providing them with six-month courses on business and crafts. Sughar aids village women in starting their small businesses so that they become more financially independent.

All three girls have done remarkable job to highlight the issues faced by Pakistani girls and they not only raising the voices but also setting an example to take practical steps to solve the issues. Steps must be taken at the government level to redress the grievances of the masses and to encourage the youth who is willing to solve the issues faced by the nation. It has been observed that in the past some fractions of the society were cursing Malala Yousafzai for promoting negative image of the country but they should also give a thought to the extremist elements in the society which are causing great damage to the country and just by raising voice against extremist elements one can not be included in the list of giving bad name to the country. It is strange situation that she is being praised all over the world for her efforts to promote women education in Pakistan but some are busy in her own country to defame her.