Naseem Hafeez Qazi was a distinguished painter and one of the pioneering women artists of Pakistan's early years. She was the third child and first daughter of Hafeez Uddin Qazi, Chief of the Forestry Department of Rajasthan before the Partition, and his wife, Zohra Begum. Descended from Qazi Abdul Rahman, a respected judge in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's court, the Qazi family was known for its intellectual and professional achievements. Several of her siblings went on to distinguished careers in the military and medicine. Delicate in health as a child, Qazi nonetheless displayed remarkable determination. Her brother Ghias later recalled how she insisted on fasting during Ramadan despite her frailty—a resilience that...