Dr Shahida Shaheen
- Poet
- Author
- Radiologist
- Humanitarian
وقت جتنا ہو محبت کیلئے تھوڑا ہے
A Pakistani poet, author and social activist from District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — a practising radiologist who has served healthcare for nearly three decades while shaping Urdu and Pashto literature and serving her community.
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Healing by day, writing for generations
While continuing her work as a doctor, Dr Shahida Shaheen established a respected place in Pakistan’s literary community — writing in both Urdu and Pashto across poetry, fiction, short stories, travelogue, Naʿat, essays, research articles, literary criticism and newspaper columns.
Her fluency in Urdu, Pashto, Hindko, Persian and Punjabi lets her words travel across cultural and linguistic boundaries with clarity and depth.
Her full journey →A shelf of ten — and counting
Poetry, travelogue, research and reflection — with Australia ka Safarnama and Pashto Tehqeeq currently in preparation.
Aaina-e-Ishq
آئینۂ عشق
Karb-e-Zeest
کربِ زیست
Chiragh-e-Aagahi
چراغِ آگہی
Khushboo Yaadon Mein Rakh Lena
خوشبو یادوں میں رکھ لینا
Soughat
سوغات
Deewar ke Us Paar
دیوار کے اُس پار
Satray Makham
ستړي ماښام
Tehqeeq-o-Tasurat
تحقیق و تاثرات
Mehakti Dharti Sulagti Saansen
مہکتی دھرتی سلگتی سانسیں
Hawa Ki Sargoshi
ہوا کی سرگوشیHonoured at home and abroad
Global recognition
Iftikhar-e-Adab and the Grand Award (2024) from the Global Writers Association, Italy.
National honours
Bint-e-Hawa Award by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; nominated four times for the Presidential Pride of Performance.
Gold medals & shields
Pakistan Women Writers Forum, Urdu International Australia, SAARC Sufi Festival Jaipur, Pashto Academy University of Peshawar, Allama Iqbal Gold Medal (Nazaria Pakistan Council), Writers Guild Lahore.
Lifetime achievement
Baba Bulleh Shah Adabi Gold Medal, Zeb-un-Nisa Award (India), Lifetime Achievement Award 2025 (Chamber of Commerce & Industry Peshawar), Fakhr-e-Urdu Adab Award (Mawara World Literary Forum, USA).
Poet of the Voice of the Soil
Her ghazal reflects human experience and introspection; her Hamd and Naat carry devotion and spiritual depth — rooted in love for the homeland.
MAPC — service born from an earthquake
Inspired by the 2005 earthquake, Dr Shahida Shaheen founded MAPC (Motivation and Awareness Program for Community), a registered non-profit serving Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with free medical camps, vocational training, education for street children and disaster relief.
Vocational training
SH Sewing Center & SH Beauty Parlor for deaf and underprivileged girls.
Education
Basic schooling programs for street children.
Infrastructure
Mosques, water pumps and school renovations.
Healthcare
Free medical camps and support for persons with disabilities.
Eight theses and counting
Her personality and work are the subject of M.A. and M.Phil. research at the University of Peshawar, Qurtuba University, Government College Peshawar, Haripur and the University of Dera Ghazi Khan.
Research & academic studies