Meet Meerab, The Pakistani Student Funding Her Dreams Working As A Delivery Woman

An inspiring Pakistani student who aspires to pursue a career in fashion design has come into the limelight thanks to a widely shared story on Linkedin. Meerab comes from a middle-class family and was born in Youhanabad, Lahore. Although Meerab is still pursuing her Undergraduate degree in fashion design, she has already taken on the role of being the family provider.

She works as a KFC delivery person at night while attending college during the day. A female LinkedIn user who met Meerab while receiving delivery of one of her KFC meals told her story. The person who placed the order was delighted to hear a female voice asking about her delivery from the other end of the telephone.

Fizza Ijaz, a marketing manager at Unilever, according to her LinkedIn page, was taken by pleasant surprise when she placed an order for KFC in Lahore and received a call from a female delivery agent. According to reports, an organisation pays for her studies, but she still needs money for her assignments and to cover her mother's medical costs. Meerab chose to turn her natural enthusiasm for biking (Tips To Keep In Mind For First Solo Female Bike Ride Tour In India) into a side business to fund her ambitions.

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Ijaz was somewhat surprised to learn that a woman would be delivering her food. Ijaz quickly met the female driver and posted about her experience on LinkedIn, where it quickly gained over 52,000 likes.

In her now-viral LinkedIn post, Ijaz wrote, “Meet Meerab from Youhanabad, Lahore. She is pursuing an undergraduate degree in Fashion Designing and does her night duty as a KFC rider to cover her fees. She intends to remain a rider for another 3 years until she graduates post which she plans to launch her Fashion Brand! More power to her! May we see more Pakistani girls riding off to adventure their heart's desire!”

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In her post, Ijaz later added that Meerab’s college fee is funded by a foundation but she needs more money to support her family and her mother’s medical expenses.

Thousands of online users were moved by Meerab's story, and they provided her with financial support as well as academic and professional advice. Millions of Pakistani girls are being inspired by her amazing narrative to follow their aspirations, and the internet community has been praising her for doing so.

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