Proud Pakistanis: Namira Salim

Namira Salim born 1975 in Karachi, Pakistan, is a Pakistani explorer who is the first Pakistani to have reached the North and South Poles. She will also become the first Pakistani to travel into space after she was shortlisted among 100 space tourists by the world's first commercial space liner Virgin Galactic in 2007 out of 44,000 candidates. Salim has said she hopes her achievements are an inspiration for Pakistani women.