Alina Azhar becomes first Pakistani woman to receive the Diana Award
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*ISLAMABAD - Alina Azhar has become the first Pakistani woman to receive The Diana Award for her humanitarian efforts.*
The 20-year-old philanthropist has been involved in social work since she was 11 years old.
“This the first time that a Pakistani woman has been awarded The Diana Award,” said Azhar on SAMAA TV’s programme Naya Din on Tuesday. She added that she was awarded along with another Pakistani Ahmad Nawaz, who is one of the survivors of the APS Peshawar attack.
“This is the first time that someone from Pakistan was even nominated for the award,” she remarked.
She dedicated her award to her parents and said that she owes her success to them. “My parents have supported me the most,” she said, adding that her mother did all she could to help and support her after her father’s death.