[1] Shams was born on 18 June 1997 in Timergara, Lower Dir District, Pakistan.
She raised the money to buy her first squash racket and shoes by selling her cartoons to the local newspaper.
[2] She lived in Lower Dir with her mother during the War in Northwest Pakistan, and her house was struck twice.
[7] Shams won silver medal in cycling at the Junior Olympics and is the youngest South Asian to do so.
[9] She was also featured in the “BEAT ME” video by UNWOMEN,[10] and was awarded with a Government Pendent of Recognition in 2016.