Hina Dhedhi Junaid is a leading figure in Pakistan’s finance sector and serves as the Chairperson of AKD Securities Limited, a major brokerage and capital markets firm. With extensive experience in capital markets, private investments, and financial strategy, she has played a key role in guiding the firm’s growth and modernization. She is also recognized for her advocacy of women’s leadership in finance and her engagement in philanthropic initiatives.
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For years, people assumed the investment market, especially stocks, belonged to men. Finance was treated as a space where men made decisions and women simply followed. Today, that story is changing fast. Pakistani women are investing in PSX, leading financial education, advising families and clients, and building serious wealth. Access to information, digital trading apps and mentorship has opened doors that were once shut. These women are breaking the stigma and proving that understanding money is not a gendered skill. For years, people assumed the investment market, especially stocks, belonged to men. Finance was treated as a space where men made decisions and women simply followed. Today, that story is changing fast. Pakistani women are investing in PSX, leading financial education, advising families and clients, and building serious wealth. Access to information, digital trading apps and mentorship has opened doors that were once shut. These women are breaking the stigma and proving that understanding money is not a gendered skill.
