Shafaq received a bachelor’s degree in textile designing from the National Textile Institute in Islamabad but her real passion lies in graphic design which she has learnt virtually. Since 2020, she has worked as a graphic designer first with Jacked Nutrition, an online store selling food supplements, then with Andromeda Productions, a graphic design agency based in Islamabad, and finally with Sooch, a non-profit organization working on various social welfare projects. At Sooch, she was also responsible for creating social media posts, producing videos and taking photographs. Shafaq has simultaneously done several other projects as a freelancer. These include creating logos, designing websites, developing illustrations and making infographics.