Perween Rahman

Perween Rahman (22 January 1957 – 13 March 2013) was a Pakistani social activist, director of the Orangi Pilot Project Research and Training Institute.

She worked at a private architecture firm before being recruited by Akhter Hameed Khan to become joint director of the Orangi Pilot Project in 1983, where she managed the housing and sanitation programs.

She is the sister of author and teacher Ahtsham Ali Memon On 13 March 2013, Perween Rahman was killed when four gunmen opened fire on her vehicle near Pirabad Police Station, ending her 28-year-long career for land and basic services rights for Pakistan's poor.

The very next day, police killed a Taliban operative named Qari Bilal in an encounter and claimed he was the murderer, resulting in a closure of the case.

On 15 April 2014, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered authorities to conduct a fresh probe into Rahman's murder after a judicial inquiry revealed that police officers had manipulated the investigation.