The tournament included both regional and departmental teams, and took place alongside the Women's Cricket Challenge Trophy.

Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited were the most successful side in the history of the competition, with 7 titles.

The National Women's Cricket Championship began in the 2004–05 season, with eight regional teams competing in Lahore across a week in March 2005.

[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] In 2014, the only season in this period in which Zarai did not compete, Lahore claimed their second title, beating Karachi in the final.

[14] That year, the tournament was also renamed the Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah National Women's Cricket Championship, after the Pakistani politician.