Shazia Parveen

Parveen lives in Karampur with eight family members.[6][7] She joined the rescue services in 2010 when the fire department announced its first women department. Parveen joined the program along with 600 other people.[8] She was trained at Punjab Emergency Services, Lahore and she was the only woman who completed the training.[9][10] According to Parveen, she chose the profession by choice and had the support of her late father, Rehmat Ullah; a former army personnel.[11][12] She said she and her siblings were brought up to help people so she joined the rescue services.[13] She said she was inspired to continue her training because she was told she would become the first lady firefighter in Asia.[3][14]

Parveen, who was 22 at the time, joined the rescue services in 2010 and started work after completing her seven months of training.[15][16] Parveen started her work at the Vehari Fire Department where she has taken part in many expeditions.[17][18] Her tasks involved extinguishing fires in factories and homes, mostly electrical fires.[19][20] Parveen worked for six years at the Vehari Fire Department.[21][22]

In 2016, Parveen was promoted to lead fire instructor at the Vehari Fire department. She was later transferred to the Thokar Niaz Baig Rescue Department of Lahore[23][24] where she was appointed as a trainer. She trained new members on standard operating procedures at the Punjab Emergency services Department.[25][26] She has trained women cadets on extinguishing fires and boys and girls at a department that has received more than 1000 new recruits.[27][28]

Parveen was also featured in the book, Pakistan for Women by Maleeha Abidi.[29][30] The book features some of Pakistan's most notable women and has received recognition nationally and internationally.[31][32]

• CCBPL award 2015[33]

• Women in Pakistan

• "Pakistan's First Female Firefighter Rescues The Emergency Service From A Major Gender Barrier". girltalkhq.com. October 28, 2015.
• "Shazia Parveen". prideofpakistan.com.