Shizza Farooqui is a British-trained lawyer who built a career across international jurisdictions before making a bold pivot into plastics manufacturing, establishing units in the UAE and Karachi. As the only female director in Pakistan’s plastics industry, she leads one of the city’s top packaging companies while championing sustainability and women empowerment. She also serves as the Senior Vice President of the Karachi Women Chamber of Commerce-Malir chapter and is an executive committee member of the Women Entrepreneurs Committee under FPCCI. Most recently, she has expanded her pursuits into news curation, bringing the same sharp analytical lens to media that defined her legal and business career.

Maryam Tariq is an education and media professional whose career spans academic leadership, entrepreneurship, and content strategy. She began by shaping learning environments through program development, teacher training, and launching a daycare center focused on early childhood growth. With a foundation in English Literature and a talent for storytelling, she expanded into creative writing, digital communications, and audience engagement. She is currently working with us in news curation, where she applies her editorial instinct, cultural awareness, and communication expertise to deliver timely and impactful media content.