Doch

Shazia Akbar hails from the ancient town of Kalat, surrounded by beuatiful orchards of apples, apricots, pomegranates, pistachio nuts, and cherris where she has established her art center.

Shazia possesses a determined spirit and carries herself with grace and compassion. Shazia is actively bringing about significant change. She marked a milestone as the first woman in the country to secure a loan from the First Women’s Bank in Pakistan, to establish her doch training and production center.

Trainers, practitioners, and aspiring learners of doch convene at her center from noon to dusk amidst the lush green surroundings to create art. In the evenings, they brew green tea grown at the center while gathering around a hookah (a traditional smoking pipe) to converse and enjoy the serene surroundings.