Assistant Professor at the Kinnaird College, Lahore, Neelam teaches English Literature to ‘A’ Level students at the Lahore Grammar School. She is a human rights activist and has done work on issues of domestic violence and children’s education. Neelam is an academic and an activist, a member of Women’s Action Forum and the Simorgh Women’s Collective in Lahore. Neelam is a member of the South Asia Partnership Pakistan National Council.