Khan is set to make her international debut for the Pakistan women's national team, after completing her paperwork.
Sky Sports News can reveal that Khan will fly to Kathmandu this weekend to link up with her new Pakistan team-mates, who will be playing in the SAFF in Nepal in the first week of September.
One of the first British-Pakistani women to play for the national team will be Khan.
The Pakistan Football Federation has moved fast to assemble a team to play at the SAFF Championship after their recent international suspension due to third-party interference was recently overturned by world football's governing body.
Pakistan's women's team hasn't played an international match in over two years, and Khan is likely to be an important part of that. She will be one of the first beneficiaries of the Pakistan Football Federation's new equal pay policy, which is seen as a huge step for gender parity.
It caps a rapid rise for Khan, who shot to prominence when she scored a 45 yard screamer for her club.
Khan is a former player at the Centre of excellence and has been playing for the last year and a half.
On the opening weekend of the season, the technically-gifted attackingMidfielder won two penalties and was in red-hot form as he helped the team to a 4-3 win.
According to Sky Sports News, Khan was one of at least a dozen potentially-eligible overseas players that were approached about representing Pakistan.
Speaking ahead of South Asian Heritage Month in her first interview with a major platform, British-Pakistani Mahmood opened up to Sky Sports News about her love for West Bromwich. That caught the attention of scouts trying to rebuild Pakistan's women's football team.
Sky Sports News has been told that the 18-year-old ishonoured to be considered for international selection by Pakistan Sky Sports News has been told that the player's only focus right now is to try and fulfill her potential as a footballer.
Dave Lawrence and Jenny Sugarman are both highly-rated by the former England Colleges international.
After coming off the bench, she made her first appearance of the season in the loss to Forest.
Safia has been called up to the Wales senior squad.
The goalkeeper has been called up by the manager for the next round of World Cup qualification.
At youth level, Middleton-Patel has played for Wales and has played for Manchester United.
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One of the most amazing months for South Asian-heritage females in the history of the English women's game has been this one, with Roop Bath making her first taste of senior football at the beginning of August.
Manager and former England international Paul Konchesky gave 25 minutes off the bench to the recently joined West Ham's WSL full-time academy.
She made her first appearance for the Hammers at the age of 16 years and 11 days and put in a composed performance in front of 350 fans.
Simran Jhamat, an England youth international, made her debut against her former team, Bristol City, last weekend.
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During the Women's Euros, the glaring lack of ethnic diversity at the elite end of the women's game was brought into focus, with England fielding an all-white starting XI in all six of their matches.
Sky Sports recognised and began taking steps to address the lack of diversity in the women's game back in 2020 as part of its commitment to tackle systemic racism.
Sky Sports has worked with dozens of current and former players from different ethnic groups to try and inspire the next generation of female football players.
As part of Sky Sports' commitment to British South Asians in Football, talent has been identified and signposted directly to the Football Association and clubs, as well as creating a section on our website to raise awareness about South Asians in The Game.
A number of elite and potential female players and their families have been supported with off-field opportunities.
The 'Seeing Is Believing' event for the century-old west London sports club Indian Gymkhana was one of the ways Sky Sports supported participation across the country.
Stay up to date with Sky Sports News and Sky Sports digital by visiting the South Asians in Football page on skysports.com.
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