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In loving memory of Dr. Akhtar

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A Signature That Will Outlive Dr Shamshad Akhtar

Pakistan’s first female central bank governor, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, has passed away at 71. From her signature on currency notes to leading the State Bank and Pakistan Stock Exchange, her legacy shaped the nation’s economic institutions.

There are some lives whose impact does not announce itself loudly.
It sits quietly in institutions, policies, and systems — and sometimes, quite literally, in your pocket.

When news broke that Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Pakistan’s first woman Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, had passed away at the age of 71 following cardiac arrest, the loss felt personal even to those who never met her.

Because if you have ever held a Pakistani currency note, chances are you have seen her signature.

And that alone tells a story.


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