University of the Punjab, Lahore
Anwar is the daughter of Mian Muhammad Anwar and was born at Sargodha. She received the degree of M.A. in Political Science in 1991 and that of LL.B. in 1992 and also completed D.T.L. in 1993 from University of the Punjab, Lahore. A practising lawyer, she is a member of the International Bar Association and has sat on the Executive Committee, Tax Reforms Committee, and Environmental Protection Committee of the Lahore High Court since 1995.