Shazia Parveen
Born
Vehari, Punjab.
NationalityPakistani
OccupationFirefighter
Parent
  • Rehmat Ullah (father)

Shazia Parveen (born-1990s) from Vehari, Punjab, is the first female firefighter in Pakistan.[1] She joined Rescue 1122 emergency services in 2010.[2][3] She has received nationwide recognition and has been featured in international news as well.[4]

Personal life

Parveen lives in Karampur with eight family members.[5][6] She joined the rescue services in 2010 when the fire department announced its first women department. She joined the program along with 600 other people.[7] She was trained at Rescue 1122 in Lahore and was the only woman who completed the training.[8] According to Parveen, she chose the profession by choice and had the support of her late father, Rehmat Ullah, a former army member.[9] She said that she and her siblings were brought up to help people so she joined the rescue services.[10] She said she was inspired to continue her training because she was told she would become the first female firefighter in Asia.[2][11]

Career

Parveen, who was 22 at the time, joined the rescue services in 2010 and started work after completing her seven months of training.[12] She started her work at the Vehari Fire Department where she has taken part in many tasks.[13] Her tasks involved extinguishing fires in factories and homes, mostly electrical fires.[14] PShe worked for six years at the Vehari Fire Department.[15]

In 2016, Parveen was promoted to lead fire instructor at the Vehari Fire Department. She was later transferred to the Thokar Niaz Baig Rescue Department of Lahore[16] where she was appointed as a trainer. She trained new members on standard operating procedures at the Punjab Emergency Services Department.[17] She has trained women cadets on extinguishing fires and boys and girls at a department that has received more than 1,000 new recruits.[18]

Parveen was also featured in the book Pakistan for Women by Maleeha Abidi.[19] The book includes some of Pakistan's most notable women and has received recognition nationally and internationally.[20]

Awards

  • CCBPL award 2015[21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Women Who Defend Nations". Hilal For Her. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
    - "Meet Pakistan's first female fire fighter". BBC News. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Pakistan's first female firefighter inspires legions". The Express Tribune. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Where women dare..." Brecorder. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Rizvi, Sumaenah (11 July 2015). "Shazia Parveen: Pakistan's First Ever Female Fire Fighter". Parhlo. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Zaidi, Syeda Maham (30 July 2020). "The Flourishing Future of Pakistan is Female". Edition. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Rising glory because women can". Ebuzztoday.
  7. ↑ "Shazia Parvee" (PDF). HR Gazette. 33: 8. December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Meet Shazia Parveen - Pakistan's first female fire fighter". Global Women Connected. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
    - "First female fighter of Pakistan". Propakistani.
  9. ↑ "Pakistan's first woman firefighter sets new benchmark in helping people". Gulf News. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
    Hamid, Raja (27 July 2020). "First Female Firefighter Of Pakistan: Shazia Parveen". Technology Times. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Pakistan people". Abour Energy.
  11. ↑ "Pakistan's first female fire fighter". BBC News. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Shazia Archives". Hit In Pakistan. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
    - "From mountaineers to astrophysicists, meet 50 extraordinary women from Pakistan". Malala Fund. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Meet Pakistan's first female fire fighter". Indian Defence Forum. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
    - "Meet Pakistan's first female fire fighter". Pakistan Defence. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "TWITTER BYTES | Chatterbox - MAG THE WEEKLY". magtheweekly.com. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
    - "Year Review: Pakistani Women in 2015". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Name it and woman can do it". Onlineindus News. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
    - Akhtar, Fatima. "Meet Shazia Parveen, Pakistan's First Woman Firefighter". Brandsynario. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "Shazia Parveen: Pakistan's first woman firefighter". BOL News. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
    - "Pakistan's first woman firefighter makes her mark in an unconventional field". Inflics. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "Shazia Parveen - A new wave of women activism!". The News Editor. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
    - "CCBPL Coronates the Savvy & Successful Women of Pakistan #BecauseWomenCan". Etrends. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  18. ↑ "Pakistan's first woman firefighter now trains future heroes". Arab News. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
    - "Pakistan's first female fire fighter". Newslocker. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  19. ↑ Irshad, Mehvish (25 August 2019). "This Pakistani writer illustrated a book in homage to female Pakistani role models". The Tempest. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
    - "Maliha Abidi, the 23-Year-Old Artist Celebrating Amazing Pakistani Women". Global Shakers. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  20. ↑ "These Pakistani women artists are using social media to #LeadChange". Arab News. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
    "Student paints 50 extraordinary women for new book, including Malala". Metro. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  21. ↑ "Corporate Corner". The Nation. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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