[4][5][6] Aftab represented Pakistan in the Youth Olympics held in Indonesia.
[7][8][9][10][11] Aftab won a gold medal in a taekwondo championship at the King Al-Hasan Cup in Jordan.
[2][7][16] She became the first female athlete to win a medal for Pakistan in an international competition.
[4] Aftab also represented Pakistan Army and was the national champion for seven consecutive years.
[22] She was under treatment at the Shaukat Khanum Hospital, Lahore before her death[8] and was discharged a few days before.