Nazia Parveen is a Pakistani rock climber. She is the first rock climber from the former tribal region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). [1]
Parveen also likes paragliding, badminton, horseback riding, basketball, archery, and handball. [1] Parveen wants to change the image of women in FATA [2] [3] and provide opportunities to the less fortunate boys and girls of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. [1] Parveen has 5 sisters and 1 brother. Her father was extremely supportive in her pursuit of rock climbing. [1] Parveen has done MPhil in International Relations at National Defense University in Islamabad [1] [4] with a Grade Point Average of 3.94. [4]
Nazia was introduced into rock-climbing when she participated in a rock-climbing event in March 2010. It was a co-ed rock-climbing event arranged at the Margalla Mountains. She had gone there with her university trip. She is reported to have said that she participated then just for fun [1] but realized that rock-climbing was fun and she wanted to continue with it. [5] One year later, Parveen joined the Adventure Club of Pakistan. [3] In 2014, she became the first woman from Pakistan to enter international rock climbing competitions. [1] [3] [4] [5]
When Nazia first began rock climbing competitively, some of her male counterparts would boycott the competitions that she was participating in. [1] [4]
Nazia Parveen won first place in 28 consecutive rock climbing competitions by 2014. [1] By 2016, she had won thirty-two consecutive rock-climbing competitions. [4] [5] In four of the twenty-eight competitions, she won by beating the males. [1] [4] [5] In March 2011, Parveen participated in the 5th Pakistan Open Climbing Competition and was awarded with a special trophy for her record-breaking performance. [6] Parveen once participated in the Chenab Rock Climbing Competition and set a record by beating her competition by a lead twelve times greater. [3] In March 2011, she participated in the 5th Pakistan Open Climbing Competition, a national level event. She won the competition and set a record in female categories. [3] She was also the instructor of the Adventure Club of Pakistan after she won five competitions. [3] She was featured in The News Women Power 50 in 2017. [7] Parveen's name is also added in the Pakistan Book of Records. [8]
Parveen's family members and locals were initially perplexed over her choice over rock-climbing. [1] [5] They would often tell her that rock climbing isn't a girl's sport. However, after winning competitions, she started getting support from her extended family and locals. Currently, they are proud of her accomplishments. [1]
Parveen wrote a letter to the Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa asking for help and he announced that he would take care of all the expenses. [3] Parveen believes that further government support is required for more future accomplishments. Pakistan already offers some of the world's best rock-climbing and mountaineering opportunities in the form of the mountain ranges of the Karakoram, Hindukush, and the Himalayas. [6] According to her, rock climbing should be included in the games listed by the Pakistan Sports Board and should also include coaching camps and training programs. [3]
Parveen runs two clubs near Islamabad where she conducts training sessions for women. She also gives motivational speeches in universities. [5]
Nazia Parveen is a Pakistani rock climber. She is the first rock climber from the former tribal region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). [1]
Parveen also likes paragliding, badminton, horseback riding, basketball, archery, and handball. [1] Parveen wants to change the image of women in FATA [2] [3] and provide opportunities to the less fortunate boys and girls of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. [1] Parveen has 5 sisters and 1 brother. Her father was extremely supportive in her pursuit of rock climbing. [1] Parveen has done MPhil in International Relations at National Defense University in Islamabad [1] [4] with a Grade Point Average of 3.94. [4]
Nazia was introduced into rock-climbing when she participated in a rock-climbing event in March 2010. It was a co-ed rock-climbing event arranged at the Margalla Mountains. She had gone there with her university trip. She is reported to have said that she participated then just for fun [1] but realized that rock-climbing was fun and she wanted to continue with it. [5] One year later, Parveen joined the Adventure Club of Pakistan. [3] In 2014, she became the first woman from Pakistan to enter international rock climbing competitions. [1] [3] [4] [5]
When Nazia first began rock climbing competitively, some of her male counterparts would boycott the competitions that she was participating in. [1] [4]
Nazia Parveen won first place in 28 consecutive rock climbing competitions by 2014. [1] By 2016, she had won thirty-two consecutive rock-climbing competitions. [4] [5] In four of the twenty-eight competitions, she won by beating the males. [1] [4] [5] In March 2011, Parveen participated in the 5th Pakistan Open Climbing Competition and was awarded with a special trophy for her record-breaking performance. [6] Parveen once participated in the Chenab Rock Climbing Competition and set a record by beating her competition by a lead twelve times greater. [3] In March 2011, she participated in the 5th Pakistan Open Climbing Competition, a national level event. She won the competition and set a record in female categories. [3] She was also the instructor of the Adventure Club of Pakistan after she won five competitions. [3] She was featured in The News Women Power 50 in 2017. [7] Parveen's name is also added in the Pakistan Book of Records. [8]
Parveen's family members and locals were initially perplexed over her choice over rock-climbing. [1] [5] They would often tell her that rock climbing isn't a girl's sport. However, after winning competitions, she started getting support from her extended family and locals. Currently, they are proud of her accomplishments. [1]
Parveen wrote a letter to the Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa asking for help and he announced that he would take care of all the expenses. [3] Parveen believes that further government support is required for more future accomplishments. Pakistan already offers some of the world's best rock-climbing and mountaineering opportunities in the form of the mountain ranges of the Karakoram, Hindukush, and the Himalayas. [6] According to her, rock climbing should be included in the games listed by the Pakistan Sports Board and should also include coaching camps and training programs. [3]
Parveen runs two clubs near Islamabad where she conducts training sessions for women. She also gives motivational speeches in universities. [5]