She was a member of the Government College Dramatics Club and later editor of the famous magazine Ravi.
[9] Soon after formation of Women's Action Forum in 1981 in Karachi, Ahmed started the Islamabad and Lahore chapters in 1982.
[10][11] While living in Islamabad for nearly sixteen years, she stayed involved in the women’s movement.
[13][14][15] Ahmed married Tariq Siddiqi, a civil servant, in Swat.
[18] In 2010, she received Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah Life Time Achievement Award.