This year’s list includes Jalila Haider, who is a lawyer and a human/women rights activist. She provides free assistance to poor women belonging to different areas of Pakistan.
According to BBC, Jalila Haider is the first woman lawyer from the Hazara community who observed a hunger strike last year to highlight the issue of rights abuses of the Hazara community.
The lawyer also shared a post on Twitter and expressed her happiness over being included in the BBC list.