LAHORE – Forbes’ has released the 2019 edition of their ’30 Under 30′ list which sheds a light on 30 game changers in 20 different industries, all under the age of 30. The list consists of nine talented Pakistanis who are serving in different domains for the betterment of the country.
Here are the five Pakistanis featured in the Forbes ’30 Under 30′ Asia 2019 List:
Karishma Ali: Karishma Ali of Chitral, Pakistan is currently the only female football player from her hometown playing national and international club level. She has represented Pakistan at the Jubilee Games in Dubai, and her team was the first women’s team from Pakistan to participate in the AFL International Cup. Ali is also the founder of the Chitral Women’s Sports Club.
Zainab Bibi: Zainab is the founder of Pakistan Society for Green Energy. The company was being inaugurated in 2013. since its founding, the company has successfully developed a biofuel from waste tissue paper, and introduced Camelina Sativa, a drought-resistant plant that can be made into bio-diesel. In 2016 Bibi was honoured with a Queen’s Young Leaders Award for her success in creating public support in Pakistan for environmentally friendly initiatives.
Laila Kasuri: Laila Kasuri works as a water analyst at the Global Green Growth Institute. She has been working with the World Bank, US Army corps of Engineers.
Ahmed Rauf Essa: Ahmed Rauf Essa cofounded Telemart, one of the largest e-commerce platforms in Pakistan, while in business school at the age of 23. Outside of B2C, the company also has an extensive wholesale channel which caters to more than 500 dealers online and is an end-to-end solutions provider for major firms such as P&G, Lucky Cement, and Ufone.
Roshni Rides: Roshni Rides is a women’s friendly carpooling platform for commuters based in Pakistan and founded by Hanaa Lakhani, Hasan Usmani, Gia Farooqi and Moneeb Mian. The four Rutgers classmates wanted to provide reliable transportation service for refugees, and their company arranges affordable rickshaw rides along designated routes between a refugee camp and common destinations such as markets and hospitals.
The idea helped Roshni Rides win the $1 million Hult Prize in 2017, and the team is now focused on working with companies to provide safe rides for female employees in the country.
Zain Ashraf: Zain Ashraf is the founder of Seed Out, Pakistan’s first crowdfunding platform that works to end poverty by establishing entrepreneurs with interest-free micro-financing. Donors can choose to donate or lend to projects listed on the nonprofit’s website and can track progress along the way.
When repayment is made, the organization helps to reinvest the sum into other projects. According to the company, Seed Out has a 97% repayment rate and has helped 538 locals raise funding. In 2018, Ashraf won the Commonwealth Youth Award for his efforts in development work.
