The 6th LADIESFUND Women's Awards for Pakistan 2014 ceremony was held at The Mohatta Palace Museum, Karachi, with 400 of influential women in Pakistan and various celebrities in attendance. The event began with a Indonesian Cultural Dance of Welcome, arranged by The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Karachi and the ceremony was conducted by Faisal Qureshi.
This event was sponsored by Dawood Global Foundation, Khushhali Microfinance Bank Ltd., Pioneer Cement, Primus Investment Management Ltd. (IPO IMMF), The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Karachi, et al. Chief Guests included Rubina S. Qaimkhani, Minister Women Development Sindh, as well as the two Lifetime Achievement Award winners Dr. Nafis Sadik (UNAIDS) and Souriya Anwar (SOS Children's Villages).
Key winners included the awarding of the Khushhali Microfinance Bank Idol Award to Anita Zafar and Akbari Juman, who lost their lives recently while trying to administer polio vaccines. Their spouses and children accepted the Awards. The People's Choice winners included Samina Baig who was Pakistan Woman of the Year, Angie Marshall who was Momentum Award winner and Khalida Brohi who was the Trailblazer Award winner. Honoured posthumously with LADIESFUNDR Awards of Courage were Parveen Rehman and Zahra Shahid Hussain.
Ghalib Nishtar, President of Khushhali Microfinance Bank Ltd, sponsor of the Idol Award, sent a special message:"Khushhali Microfinance Bank Idol Award is the recognition of the female role models who have succeeded against the odds and made the country proud. We support the mission of the LADIESFUND to celebrate the success of these women who managed to elevate their status in society as the Women of Substance and we feel honored to support such initiatives. The recipient of this prestigious award will be an inspiration for those females whose struggles are to be recognized in the years to come.