Karishma Ali: Footballer

May 26, 2021

Karishma Ali, Pakistani footballer who is the first girl from her hometown of Chitral KPK, to have represented the country on a national and international level.

She has also founded the first Chitral Women’s Sports Club. It is a platform for girls of Chitral to engage in sports in a safe environment.

  • She is developing an exchange program for female players with a football club in Islamabad.
  • She is the founder of Chitral Women’s Handicrafts Center.
  • She walked in the Milan Fashion Week in 2019 when designer Stella Jean collaborated with her handicrafts center.
  • She achieved all that at the age of 21, making her the youngest Pakistani on the list.

In 2019 she was listed in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list