She received a Master’s leading to a PhD Fulbright scholarship to pursue higher education from Johns Hopkins University. She is currently Director, Precision Development Research and Advocacy, a program and policy research organization based in Karachi and an Assistant Professor at SZABIST. She received a Grand Challenges Exploration award in 2012 for her idea to develop a Vaccine Indicator and Reminder band, which reminds parents when it is time to vaccinate their children. Her idea has been praised on a global level by international development organizations and other researchers.