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Nida Khan: Driver. Boxer. Teacher. Teenager.

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Nida Khan is a 15-year-old Pakistani girl who drives motorcycles, rickshaws, and garbage trucks to help earn money for her family. She is also a medal-winning boxer and a teacher.

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