Coached by Muhammad Shah,[3] Abbasi started learning karate in 2004.[3] She is also learning the martial art of Sholokan and teaching karate in her hometown.[1] Her sensei is Ghulam Ali.[4]
Abbasi initially represented her home province, Balochistan and now represents WAPDA in national competitions.[4] While representing Balochistan at the 31st National Games held in Peshawar in 2010, she won a silver medal alongside her teammates: Naz and Zahara in team kata.[5] At the 13th National Karate Championships held at the Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall in Lahore, Abbasi won gold in individual kata,[6] and the National Games held in Peshawar in November 2019, Abbasi won 2 gold medals, in individual kata[7] and in team (3 persons) kata.[8]
At the 3rd South Asian Karate Championships held in New Delhi, India in 2016, Abbasi won three bronze medals: kata (individual and team) and kumite (-45 kg) individual event.[9] In 2017, at the 4th South Asian Karate Championships held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Abbasi won four bronze medals: kata (individual and team) and kumite (-45 kg and team).[10] Abbasi also participated in the Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[4] At the South Asian Games held in Kathmandu, Nepal in December 2019, Abbasi won the gold medal in the individual kata event[11] with 42 points,[12] which was the country's first gold medal at these Games.[13] She also claimed another gold in the women's team kumite alongside her teammates: Kulsoom Hazara, Sana Kausar, Nargis Hameedullah, Sabira Gul.[11] In the women's team kata event, she won silver alongside Nargis Hameedullah and Naz Gul.[11][14]
