Nadia has over 23 years experience in the pharmaceutical sector and is a global pharmacist. She is an associate professor at University College London and has been appointed as an honorary lecturer at Hamdard University, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Islamabad.

In 2017, she became the youngest female, and first Muslim and British Pakistani to be elected as the board member at the English Pharmacy National Board, UK for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Nadia is an advocate for gender equity in healthcare and education. She is a trustee for Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education (PAGE); an initiative taken by the support of the Government of Pakistan to promote girls’ education across the country.

Nadia is also the global lead of gender equity at the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and launched National Alliance for Women in Pharmacy (NAWP) under Pakistan Pharmacists Association (PPA) to support opportunities for female pharmacists across Pakistan.

In 2020, she joined Indus Health Network UK as an executive committee member and became part of the charitable programs conducted by the hospital.

In 2021 Nadia launched Equity Pakistan and is the UK director of the initiative which addresses the lack of gender diversity in the pharmaceutical industry and performs necessary activities to create gender balance in the field. It is launched under the collaboration of University College London (UCL) and Hamdard University Islamabad Campus in Islamabad, Pakistan, supported by the International Pharmaceutical Federation and the British Council Pakistan.