User:Dsouzaron/Zinia Pinto

Zinia Pinto is a Roman Catholic nun working in Karachi, Pakistan.

She came to Karachi in 1954 from Goa, India and joined St Joseph's Convent School (Karachi) as a teacher in July 1956 and taught English Language and Literature in classes 9 to 11.

She left in December 1957 to undertake her religious education. She joined the Order of the Daughters of the Cross in 1958 and went to Belgium to complete her training. She re-joined the St Joseph's School in 1958. Pinto continued to teach on her return and also helped in the St. Joseph's College. She became the principal of the school on 1 June 1963 and continued as principal until 1999.

She has mostly taught Religious Studies	 to classes 6 and 7. Besides teaching she is interested in cooking, reading, music, flowers, and people. St Joseph's was one of the first schools to have introduced computers during her tenure. In 2012 she is the Administrator of the school.

Pinto has also been Mother Superior of the Daughters of the Cross in Pakistan. A student donated 150 trees to be planted in the school and a special Neem tree in her name marks her place in the school’s history.

She met Pope John Paul II on 3 occasions and was present at the Mass he celebrated in Karachi on 16 February 1981.