Shaniera Akram has a name, and don''t you forget it!Akram, and an anonymous woman, recently reminded journalist Nadeem Farooq Paracha that she is more than just the wife of former cricketer Wasim Akram.
During a panel discussion at the Islamabad Literature Festival, between Fasi Zaka, Ali Aftab Saeed, George Fulton and Nadeem Paracha, the latter repeatedly referred to Shaniera as &Wasim Akram's wife&."She has a name," a woman from the audience shot back, to huge applause.Once the video of the incident hit the internet, it caught the attention of The Shaniera Akram.
She tweeted: "Who is this amazing woman? #SheHasAName You go girl!"Later she even responded to a snide comment about her.
&If you are talking about someone on stage at a literacy festival you should at least give them the dignity of a name,& she wrote on Twitter, &I am not a celebrity but I have earned my name, thank you very much.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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