Palwasha Bashir

{{Short description|Pakistani badminton player}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Palwasha Bashir

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|20}}

| birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

| height = 1.65 m

| weight = 62 kg

| event = Women's singles & doubles

| highest_ranking = 209 (WS 27 October 2016)
185 (WD 28 April 2016)
720 (XD 22 September 2016)

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| country = {{PAK}}

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| coach =Raziuddin Ahmad

| handedness = Right

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| medal_templates =

{{MedalSport | Women's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry | {{PAK}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | South Asian Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Dhaka | {{Nowrap|Women's singles}} }}

{{MedalBronze | {{Nowrap|2019 Kathmandu-Pokhara}} | Women's team }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 75632

| bwf_id = 3D58E92B-F71B-417C-B01E-6AEAA70C83A3

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Palwasha Bashir (born 20 October 1987) is a badminton player, born in Karachi, Pakistan.{{cite news |title=Palwasha Bashir: No crown for courting |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/720359/palwasha-bashir-no-crown-for-courting/ |publisher=The Express Tribune |accessdate=12 April 2018}} Bashir was crowned the national champion in 2009, winning the women's singles and doubles titles.{{cite news |title=Wajid, Palwasha win National Badminton titles |url=https://nation.com.pk/23-Feb-2009/wajid-palwasha-win-national-badminton-titles |publisher=The Nation |accessdate=12 April 2018}} Palwasha has been representing Pakistan for several years at different international competitions. Initially, she was a rising star on the national level, winning back-to-back national titles. She won the bronze medal at the 2010 South Asian Games held in Dhaka. This achievement led her to a greater fame and acknowledgement in Pakistan. Bashir has represented her country at the 2014 Asian Games,{{cite news |title=2014 Incheon Asian Games: And so it ends, in disappointment |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/771505/2014-incheon-asian-games-and-so-it-ends-in-disappointment/ |publisher=The Express Tribune |accessdate=12 April 2018}} as well as the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web |title=Palwasha Bashir Biography |url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/badminton/1000887/p_bashir.html |website=g2014results.thecgf.com |publisher=Glasgow 2014 |accessdate=12 April 2018}}{{cite web |title=Participants: Palwasha Bashir |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/badminton/athlete-profile-n6025520-palwasha-bashir.htm |website=gc2018.com |publisher=Gold Coast 2018 |accessdate=12 April 2018}} She has been coached by Raziuddin Ahmad.