Rock climber Nazia Parveen descends during training in Islamabad February 15, 2014. Parveen is originally from a Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA). She said she wanted to change the image of women in these areas, and that nothing was impossible for a woman if she had a goal in mind. Though instability continues to plague Pakistan and many areas are dominated by social conservatism, some of the country's more affluent residents have worked to fashion a very different kind of lifestyle for themselves. Pictures of men and women taking part in all sorts of activities and professions – from being a pilates instructor, to a textile retail entrepreneur, to a member of a rock band – offer a different view of Pakistan to images of conflict that often make the news. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Rock climber Nazia Parveen (R) jokes with her trainer Imran Junaidi during their practice in Islamabad February 15, 2014. Parveen is originally from a Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). She said she wanted to change the image of women in these areas, and that nothing was impossible for a woman if she had a goal in mind. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Ansa Hasan, a marketing manager at Porsche Pakistan, gestures as she prepares for an upcoming event, outside the Porsche showroom in Lahore February 21, 2014. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Ansa Hasan, a marketing manager at Porsche Pakistan, plays with a parrot at her house in Lahore February 21, 2014. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Interior designer Zahra Afridi uses a circular saw as she sculpts a stone guitar outside the Classic Rock Coffee cafe in Islamabad March 8, 2014. Afridi runs her own interior design company. Her most recent project was the Classic Rock Coffee cafe in Islamabad. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Interior designer Zahra Afridi (R) kicks a punching bag during a kickboxing training session at her home in Islamabad February 10, 2014. Afridi runs her own interior design company. Her most recent project was a Classic Rock Coffee cafe in Islamabad. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Interior designer Zahra Afridi (L) talks to a carpenter at a workshop on the outskirts of Islamabad February 10, 2014. Afridi runs her own interior design company. Her most recent project was the Classic Rock Coffee cafe in Islamabad. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Aleena Raza reads a book in her bedroom in Lahore May 29, 2014. Raza manages textile retail brand So Kamal, which is owned by her mother, Erum Ahmed. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Erum Ahmed, chief executive officer (CEO) of the textile retail brand So Kamal, talks to workers as she visits a factory in Faisalabad February 25, 2014. Ahmed started her brand three years ago. She encourages women to work at her company, located in the conservative city of Faisalabad. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Sarah (R) and her brother, artist Usman Ahmed (2nd R), smoke a water pipe, also known as a narghile, as they sit with friends at home in Islamabad May 8, 2014. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Pilates instructor Zainab Abbas (R) smokes a cigarette as she sits with a friend after lunch in Lahore February 19, 2014. Abbas opened her fitness studio, Route2Pilates, in Lahore, after receiving training in Bangkok, Thailand. She carries out rehabilitation workouts for people with joint problems as well as specialised workouts for pregnant women. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Sana Mir, captain of Pakistan's women's cricket team, attends a training session in preparation for the 2014 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 competition in Muridke February 22, 2014. Mir was enrolled in an engineering degree at a national university, but left to pursue her passion for cricket. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Educationalist and model Fatima (R) uses her mobile phone while her Filipino domestic worker holds her glass of water at her house in Lahore May 28, 2014. Fatima is the CEO of PDLC Beaconhouse, and her mother-in-law is the founder of Beaconhouse School System, a network of schools. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Educationalist and model Fatima walks past the swimming pool after working out in her gym at her house in Lahore May 28, 2014. Fatima is the CEO of PDLC Beaconhouse, and her mother-in-law is the founder of Beaconhouse School System, a network of schools. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)