The Best of Perveen Shakir
Perveen Shakir Early Career
Shakir started writing at a young age, penning both prose and poetry,
and contributing columns in Urdu newspapers, and a few articles in
English dailies.Initially, she wrote under the pen-name, Beena. Shakir
was highly educated with two masters degrees, one in English Literature
and one in Linguistics. She also held a Ph.D and another masters degree
in Bank Administration.
She was a teacher for nine years before she
joined the Civil Service and worked in the Customs department. In 1986
she was appointed the second secretary, CBR in Islamabad.