A Pakistani author has been nominated for the title of “Young Woman of the Year.”

Pakistani biographer and adolescence advocate, Alishba Khan Barech, has been alleged the champ of the “Young Woman of the Year” class at the acclaimed Women Changing the Apple Awards 2025.

The all-around commemoration was captivated at Park Hyatt London River Thames which was abounding by all-embracing dignitaries, anticipation leaders, industry leaders, and guests from all over the world.

The awards were presented by Princess Sarah Ferguson and globally acclaimed altruistic Dr. Tererai Trent, said a columnist absolution accustomed actuality on Saturday.

Barech, the youngest self-published columnist from Pakistan and a built-in of Nushki, Balochistan, was beforehand appear as one of 12 finalists in February 2025, alleged from a arresting basin of 751 nominations above added than 50 nations. Her alternative was broadly acclaimed above Pakistan at the time, accepted as a moment of civic pride and a able bulletin from Balochistan to the world.

Barech triumphed amid adolescent finalists from India, Iran, Africa — continuing as the alone Pakistani and South Asian woman accustomed in her category. Princess Sarah congratulated the winners and presented the awards.

The Women Changing the Apple awards spearheaded by Dr. Trent, honour outstanding women authoritative a allusive appulse above assorted fields including literature, education, advocacy, sustainability, leadership, and innovation. The awards aim to amplify women’s choir and contributions common and to “awaken hearts and anamnesis dreams” through aggregate empowerment.

Alishba’s assignment has continued centered on afterlight ascendant narratives, decidedly about Balochistan, a arena associated with aggression and conflict. She is Pakistan’s youngest biographer and memoirist, accepting accounting her admission atypical at the age of 11, youngest memoirist at 14 and self-published columnist at 16.

Her activism spans assignment with UNICEF Pakistan as a adolescence agent for brainy bloom and polio eradication, and she currently serves as a adolescence adviser to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and a affiliate of the Civic Adolescence Council. She additionally serves as a adolescence agent for the candid authorization Quetta Gladiators. She is additionally the aboriginal changeable Pashtun from Balochistan, South Asia to defended a arete scholarship to the John Locke Summer University.

A self-taught writer, Alishba began crafting feature novels at aloof 11, far above the ambit of her peers’ academy essays. Her affection for storytelling was shaped by her aboriginal absorption in all-around affairs, added acicular by growing up in Balochistan.

Following the announcement, Alishba said, “As I’ve said before, my mission has consistently been to carbon the narratives that ascertain us. This accolade is committed with all my affection to my parents, my teachers, my admired arena Balochistan, and my country Pakistan. Yesterday, back my country’s name was alleged amid all-around achievers, it was added than a claimed anniversary — it was affidavit that belief of animation and accuracy can acceleration from Nushki and Quetta, not aloof the account of battle and aggression we’ve developed acclimated to. There is annihilation added appropriate than to accompany a all-around accolade for your people.”