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About last night: Three Pakistanis honoured at the Femina Middle East Awards

About last night: Three Pakistanis honoured at the Femina Middle East Awards

Actor Mahira Khan, designer duo Farah Talib Aziz and Maliha Aziz and astronaut Namira Salim were awarded for their work
26 May, 2016

Last night was ladies' night in Dubai; the first ever Femina Middle East Women Awards happened at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel and some of our favourite Pakistani women were honoured for their achievements.

The award show aims to honour women from professional fields across the board and recognize them for their outstanding contributions. Obviously, our very own Mahira Khan was amongst the winners of the night.

The Humsafar leading lady bagged an accolade for being the unstoppable emerging talent from Pakistan.

Mahira wore a sari with a twist from Studio S coupled with Zohra Rahman jewellery
Mahira wore a sari with a twist from Studio S coupled with Zohra Rahman jewellery

If that wasn't enough, bridal wear maestro Farah Talib Aziz was also honoured for being unstoppable in creative design; her daughter, the marketing force behind the label, Maliha Aziz accompanied her to the event.

Pakistanis already knew that no one does bridal quite like FTA; now the Middle East does too!
Pakistanis already knew that no one does bridal quite like FTA; now the Middle East does too!

Last but certainly not the least, Namira Salim, an explorer/astronaut also won for being unstoppable in space exploration.

Salim is also the co-founder of Virgin Galactic, the first commercial space line of the world
Salim is also the co-founder of Virgin Galactic, the first commercial space line of the world

This wouldn't be the first time that notable Pakistani women have been acknowledged for their work in the region. Last year, Asma Nabeel, the creative head of Crew Motion Pictures, was felicitated with the Femina Unstoppable Woman Award for her contribution to Arts and Entertainment. The brains of Hum TV, Sultana Siddiqui and journalist/activist Sidra Iqbal have also been recognized by the GR8 Women Awards held in the Gulf.

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rizwan May 26, 2016 01:16pm
God bless you all
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Deependra L Chumble May 26, 2016 03:28pm
What is Femina?
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Nomi May 26, 2016 04:02pm
Absolute beauty ......
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Hashim Malik May 26, 2016 05:11pm
Making us proud ladies. Good going.
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A. Khan May 26, 2016 08:39pm
Namira Salim is not an astronaut. I don't know why she or the press is claiming otherwise. She signed up for Virgin Galactic, which takes rich people into sub orbital flight where they can experience experience weightlessness for a short period of time. This is more of a space tourist jaunt rather than a true space mission. Here is the kicker - as far as I know, Virgin Galactic has not launched a commercial flight yet. They have had a couple of test flights and one of those exploded killing one of the pilots. So Namira has signed up for, paid a few hundred thousand dollars, and trained for the privilege but she hasn't become a space tourist yet. And that doesn't make you an astronaut. Sorry Namira, but you are playing along with all the hype. I guess one gets caught up with all the attention etc. It sure is a boost to one's ego.
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MA May 27, 2016 12:57am
Why is it that others see the excellence in our women, and not our own leaders
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