LAHORE: Nine secondary school students from schools in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad will receive Cambridge Top in the World awards for outstanding results in the June 2008 Cambridge International A Level exams. The students are: Sara Jamil (law), Hamza Aftab (Physics), Anum Shaukat (Urdu) and Reema Tariq Butt (Chemistry) from Lahore; Continue reading »
Though the recently approved National Youth Policy promises to boost sense of pride among youth by projecting its national heroes, the government has almost missed its first chance in this regard by not acknowledging Ali Moeen Nawazish, a young high-achiever.
Ali, a student of Roots School System, Rawalpindi, blazed his way into the Guinness Book of World Records, clearing 23 A-Level subjects and securing A Grade in 21 of them. He also became the first student in the world to secure 21 A Grades, the previous record being 13. Continue reading »
By Ansar Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: While the rulers and top politicians, including those belonging to the opposition parties, are reluctant to bring their money back to Pakistan at a time when the country needs it the most, an overseas Pakistani has transferred thousands of dollars on behalf of his family to save his homeland from falling into the IMF trap.
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ISLAMABAD: Sarah Hussain Kazmi has achieved distinction as an outstanding student in the Bar-at-Law examination passed from the Lincoins Inn University of London. Continue reading »
* Naila and Yasmeen have been providing medicine, food, jobs to low-income individuals
By Khalid Hasan
WASHINGTON: Two Pakistani sisters, Naila Alam and Yasmeen Durrani, have won a humanitarian award for Express Care – a service they run – from the White House for their work in assisting those in need of health care and helping them find jobs. Continue reading »
Islamabad-A group project titled “Novel Drug Therapy of Silver Nano Particles to Cure M.R.S.A. Infections” by students from Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Karachi, Pakistan displayed at the Intel ISEF 2008 held at Atlanta, Georgia, USA won the First Award by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).
This was announced by the Society for Science & the Public, in partnership with the Intel Foundation, at the Intel ISEF 2008 Special Awards Ceremony. Continue reading »
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Fatima Shami from Pakistan has won the Silver Award in the World Virtual Science and Engineering Fair at an award ceremony organised by The College of North Atlantic Doha-Qatar recently. Continue reading »
* O-level students urge govt to improve education system, introduce new disciplines
* Students slam extremism
LAHORE: The British Council on Thursday held an award distribution ceremony to celebrate Pakistani students who scored achieved the best results in the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) 2007.
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