Zenith Irfan
Long-distance motorcycle rider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zenith Irfan (زینت عرفان) is the first Pakistani female motorcyclist to ride across Pakistan.[1] Her father dreamt of traveling around the world on his motorbike, but when he died young at age 34, Zenith decided to fulfill his dream.[2] "I did this for my father and I still do it for him. For me, going and riding across Pakistan is a spiritual endeavour," Irfan says.
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Career
In 2013, Sultan, Zenith's younger brother, bought a motorcycle, and Zenith started taking motorcycle lessons from him, practicing in their hometown. "I would just ride in the city and only knew the basics of riding," she says.[3]
In August 2015, Zenith Irfan rode for 3,200 kilometers from Lahore through North Pakistan up to the Khunjerab Pass which borders China.[4]
She is thought to be the first female motorcyclist to travel across Pakistan.[5][3] She has taken two trips since then, riding into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan, completing 20,000 kilometers on her motorcycle.
She now keeps a photoblog by the name of “Zenith Irfan”, on Facebook to document her journeys.
Popular culture
Adnan Sarwar has made a biopic about her journey called Motorcycle Girl, which was released on 20 April 2018.[citation needed] Sohai Ali Abro portrays Irfan and the cast also includes Samina Peerzada and Ali Kazmi.[6] Irfan commented that it should not be considered as just a film but rather a "dream my father saw and how he hoped to ride across the world on a motorcycle".[7]
References
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