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- Perween Rahman was killed by gunmen in Karachi in March 2013
- She was an internationally renowned architect, urban planner and social activist
ISLAMABAD: Google on Saturday celebrated the late Pakistani activist Perween Rahman with a doodle marking her 65th birthday anniversary.
Rahman, an internationally renowned architect, urban planner and social activist, was gunned down in a drive-by shooting on her car in Karachi on March 13, 2013 by members of a militant outfit.
“Today’s Doodle celebrates the 65th birthday of Pakistani social activist, architect, and urban planner Perween Rahman, who devoted her life to uplifting marginalized communities,” Google said.
At the time of her assassination, Rahman was heading the Orangi Pilot Project initiative, which fought for the land rights of low-income residents in Karachi’s Orangi area and worked on providing housing, water supply, infrastructure, schools and sanitation to the community there.
The undated photo shows the late Pakistani activist Perween Rahman. (Photo courtesy: Justice for Perween Rahman/Facebook)
Google said: “From meticulously documenting property boundaries and ownership information to spearheading education and community engagement initiatives, Rahman’s work soon became integral in protecting the region’s precarious community.”
Together with the government, Rahman was able to establish 650 private schools, 700 medical clinics, and 40,000 small businesses for the people in the area.
The undated photo shows the late Pakistani activist Perween Rahman. (Photo courtesy: Justice for Perween Rahman/Facebook)
In 2013, she was posthumously awarded the Sitara-e-Shujaat, the second-highest civil award for bravery bestowed by Pakistan, for her welfare work for the people of Orangi Town.