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Bakhtiar was elected to serve a two-year term as a director of The
International Association of Lions Clubs at the association’s 82nd International Convention, held in San Diego, California, USA, 28 June – 2 July 1999. In addition, she serves as chairman of the Prevention of Diabetic Blindness Center
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Bahktiar described the hug as a congratulatory pat after her parachute jump. "It was just a pat because he felt so proud of me, I did it for a good cause. I did not have any practice of parajumping. I thought it was brave on my part." The jump had been intended to raise money for victims of the
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Pashtun family. The family has a background of social work and military service. Her father was retired from army as colonel while her two brothers retired from brigadier rank. Begum Ali Malik, Bakhtiar's mother, was a renowned social worker and was also the founder and chairperson of The
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in 1990. She headed PML election campaigns in 1990, 1993, and 1997. Other organizations she heads or is a member of include: President of the Women's Wing of the
Pakistan Muslim League in Rawalpindi, a member of the Central Working Committee since 1996. During
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Bakhtiar complained of a campaign of intimidation against her, and had told a Senate Standing Committee that her life was under threat. Ms Bakhtiar said she was disappointed by her Cabinet colleagues who had failed to stand by her.
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urging that she be punished and fired from the government after some newspapers printed photographs of her hugging her parachuting instructor, a man, after landing from a charity parachute jump in
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Bakhtiar is a hotel administrator.
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Nilofar Bakhtiar announced her resignation as Tourism Minister, over the parachute controversy. Pakistani Prime Minister
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