Stars Aliya Riaz and Sidra Nawaz celebrating. CricInfo360. The story of women in Pakistan reclaiming public spaces is one of resilience, quiet rebellion, and generational transformation. Nowhere is this more visible than in the rise of Pakistan’s women’s cricket team – a symbol of progress in a country where women have long been...
Pakistan’s Women’s National Cricket Team in Chelmsford (Kieran Galvin, ActionFotoSport). Pakistani women’s cricket stands at a crucial juncture. With recent international visibility and individual stars like Nida Dar, Bismah Maroof, and Diana Baig capturing public attention, the time is ripe to consolidate gains and push forward. However, significant hurdles remain – from institutional support...
Pakistani Women Cricket team poses for a group photo prior to the final match of the three-match T20 Cricket series in Karachi, Pakistan, 03 February 2019. Shutterstock. In societies where women’s visibility in public life has historically been restricted, creating inclusive spaces and reshaping cultural norms is not just a symbolic gesture – it’s...
Nida Dar ©Getty Nida Dar’s rise in the world of cricket is more than a story of athletic achievement – it is a tale of resilience, defiance, and cultural transformation. Known to many as “Lady Boom Boom” for her powerful all-round performances, Nida Dar has not only broken records but also shattered long-standing gender...
Player Sana Mir gives teammates a pep talk before a World Cup game. The Cricket Monthly The story of Pakistan’s women cricketers cannot be told through scores and stats alone. Beneath the surface lies a deeper struggle – one that spans cultural expectations, economic hurdles, and political complexities. Socially, women athletes in Pakistan have...
Pakistan’s captain, Nida Dar, the top wicket-taker in Women’s T20I’s. Today, Pakistan’s women’s cricket team stands on firmer ground than it did two decades ago, but it is still carving out its space in a competitive and fast-evolving international landscape. With institutional backing from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), regular participation in ICC events,...
Pakistani players pose for autograph after winning the match against Thailand and qualifying for ICC Women’s World Cup, at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan. Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudhary), AP News. When Pakistan’s women’s cricket team first emerged on the international scene in the late 1990s, it was met with...
Seventy-seven years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it is deeply troubling that in 2025 we are still fighting for the recognition of gender apartheid as a crime against humanity. And this, even though the world finally acknowledged, at least since Vienna in 1993, that women’s rights are human rights, after...
The 1997 World Cup Pakistani Women’s Team with captain Shaiza Khan (seated, center), vice-captain Kiran Baluch (standing, far left) and Coach Jodie Davis (middle row, left). Courtesy of Kiran Baluch Access to sports is more than a matter of recreation; it is a question of rights, visibility, and equality. When women are excluded from sports...
WLUML Annual Report 2024 is here! Last year, we continued to build transnational feminist solidarity in the face of repression and war. From relaunching the Transformative Feminist Leadership Institute, advancing the Iranian Women’s Bill of Rights, and campaigning to end gender apartheid, to producing new feminist research, lectures, podcasts, and solidarity statements, our network has...
