KARACHI: Seven Pakistanis have made it to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Asia this year, Dawn.com reported.

The list includes filmmaker Bushra Sultan who has been nominated in the arts category, according to the list released by Forbes.

Ms Sultan, who is based in Lahore, was recognised for her work as a filmmaker, creative director and production designer. She has collaborated with several brands and has a “special interest in challenging her country’s constraints on women,” according to the publication. Among her most notable works was a campaign called ‘Guria’ for luxury clothing brand Demesne Couture.

It depicted two opulently dressed women being controlled like puppets by giant hands pulling strings, a comment on Pakistan’s wedding industry and the demands made on brides, the publication said

The other six persons on the list were entrepreneurs who have founded ventures focusing on edtech and logistics.

Aleena Nadeem, 29, was featured in the finance and venture category. She founded EduFi, an edtech startup “to help more Pakistanis go to university”.

Students can sign up on the platform to study at a university. The Lahore-based startup pays the fees on their behalf, enabling students to pursue higher education. Thes tudents can return the fee on a monthly basis.

Sarkhail Bawany has also been featured in the finance and venture category. He is the head of product at fintech company ‘Abhi’ that enables workers to withdraw a percentage of their salary before they get the paycheck. Mr Bawany is also CEO of the startup’s payment services subsidiary, ‘Abhipay’.

Kasra Zunnaiyyer, the founder of Trukkr, has been featured in the enterprise technology category. The platform allows users to obtain financing, track their fleets and connect with customers, the publications added.

Adeel Abid, Aizaz Nayyer and Ali Raza, have been featured in the consumer technology category for founding Linkstar where freelancers can create portfolio websites without any cost.

Published in Dawn, May 19th, 2024