29-year-old Rafia Qaseem Baig becomes first Pak woman to join Bomb Disposal Unit

29-year-old Rafia Qaseem Baig becomes first Pak woman to join Bomb Disposal Unit Rafia Qaseem Baig(29) become the first Pakistani woman to join the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) in the restive province that frequently witnesses terror attacks. Rafia was joined the police force at the age of 22. She completed her master’s degree in 29-year-old Rafia Qaseem Baig becomes first Pak woman to join

Bomb Disposal UnitInternational Relations and master’s degree in Economics and worked at the International Rescue Committee where she developed a passion for law and enrolled in an LLB programme that is currently under way. She was also the only female member of an investigation team that rescued Lady Reading Hospital physician Dr Intikhab Alam 48 hours after his abduction in 2010.

She will work in the BDU after completing her 15-day training along with 31 other male members at Nowshera’s School of Explosive Handling.