Tabassum Qureshi

Email Address

tqureshi22@yahoo.com

Office Address

Air Traffic Controller

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

Headquarters, Terminal 1

Karachi Airport

Karachi, Pakistan

Telephone Contact

+92-21-584.4512 (Home)

+92-21-924.2154 (Office)

+92-345-238.9730 (Mobile)

Home Address

80/1 Lane 5

Off Khayaban-e-Bahria

Phase VI, DHA

Karachi, Pakistan

Summary Profile

Selected in the first ever batch of lady Air traffic controllers, attended ATC Course from UK. Have represented Pakistan on int'l forum in Germany, UK and many African countries. Only lady to be declared Instructor by Intl body on Civil aviation (ICAO). Pakistan's Coordinator for ICAO Audit activities.

After Matric I had joined St Joseph's college and then Karachi University. I am M.A. in Economics First class third Position year 1983.Hafeez Pasha and Kaiser Bengali taught me Economics. I am indebted to my primary school teachers for having taught me the values of life and instilling in me pride for being Pakistani and above all a practicing Muslim. I am married to my colleague from Air traffic control (who else would put up with a lady who is doing the most strenuous job in the world).

Misc. Information

A lecture hall at my alma mater Civil Aviation Training Institute, Hyderabad (CATI) is named after my husband Mahmood and I. Both of us taught Aviation subjects to Basic classes of Air traffic Control and Designed Curriculum for global sharing in aviation institutes approved by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO ).This methodology of lecture design and delivery is called TRAINAIR PROGRAMME, which we pioneered in 1992.Untill 2008 some 50 local and international trainees learned and were taught under this program. Five courses were developed by us which are still being taught in Aviation training institutes globally. A plaque was placed in the TRAINAIR lecture hall by Director CATI with the approval of HQCAA.

We were 4 siblings studying in Cantt Public during 1966 and 1974.Our Mother Mrs. Qureshi was Urdu teacher in both the schools .my 2 sisters and I Left Cantt Public After class 5 to join Minwalla, while my brother continued till 1969. I remember Samina Jafri, she had topped in Matric Board. We were together in St Joseph's too. I would like to have some info on Ms Zaka our Maths teacher, and my class mates Rubina Gul and Birjees. An article titled "Sky is the limit" by Gloria Caleb appeared in The Magazine of DAWN covering my career as an Air Traffic Controller. This article can be seen in the News & Event section or by clicking here.