The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) on Tuesday revealed its record of ‘100 Girls for 2024’ which additionally featured two of essentially the most influential ladies in Pakistan.
Singer and songwriter Hadiqa Kiani, and medical physician and activist, Maharang Baloch, made their nation proud as they have been honoured by the BBC as this yr’s most inspiring and influential ladies.
They have been talked about amongst extraordinary ladies from world wide, together with stranded astronaut Sunita Williams, rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad, amongst others.
However what makes Kiani and Baloch influential and provoking?
Rising to fame within the Nineteen Nineties, Kiani quickly turned recognized for her versatile voice, making her mark amongst Pakistan’s musical icons. She was celebrated within the South Asian feminine pop music scene.
Nonetheless, music will not be the one factor she has been keen about as she can be recognized for her contributions to humanitarian causes.
She additionally serves as a United Nations Growth Programme goodwill ambassador.
In accordance with the BBC, in response to the devastating 2022 floods in Pakistan, Kiani launched her Vaseela-e-Raah venture, devoted to aiding victims within the areas of Balochistan and South Punjab.
She urged the general public to help displaced households and final yr, the venture introduced it had constructed 370 houses and different services within the affected areas.
However, Baloch is likely one of the many ladies throughout Pakistan who took half in demonstrations in opposition to alleged enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
In late 2023, Baloch led a whole bunch of girls on a 1,600km march to Islamabad to demand data on the whereabouts of their members of the family. She was arrested twice through the journey.
Since then, the medical physician has develop into a outstanding activist, underneath the banner of her personal human rights group Baloch Yakjehti (Unity) Committee (BYC).
Moreover, her work within the discipline of human rights was recognised within the TIME100 Subsequent 2024 record of rising leaders.