Child prodigy: Lights dim on a beautiful mind
FAISALABAD: In 2004, Aarifa Karim Randhawa was the youngest ever Microsoft certified professional in the world. Born in 1995, she received the prestigious title at the age of nine.
On December 22, Aarifa was admitted to Lahore’s CMH hospital after suffering cardiac arrest. On Thursday, doctors said there is no hope for her survival, and that her life support could be switched off ‘at any time’.
Aarifa’s father, Lt Col (Retd) Amjad Karim Randhawa told The Express Tribune that she had suffered an epileptic attack, which caused severe brain and heart damage. Randhawa said “only a miracle will allow my brilliant, genius daughter to live now”. (complete news, previous post on her)
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World’s youngest MCP Aarifa Karim hospitalised
Aarifa Karim, a Pakistani girl from Faisalabad who became the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in 2004 at the age of nine, is in a critical condition in a hospital, Express News reported on Thursday.
The doctors say that Karim had a heart attack which affected her brain, causing her to slip into a coma.
Karim had earned the Fatima Jinnah gold medal and Salam Pakistan Youth Award in 2005 over her achievement.
She was also invited to the Microsoft Headquarters in the US by Bill Gates for being the World’s youngest MCP.
Karim also earned her first flight certificate by flying a plane at a flying club in Dubai at the age of 10, and was invited by Microsoft in 2006 to be a key-note speaker at the Tech-Ed Developers Conference, where she was the only Pakistani among over 5,000 developers.
She is currently 16 years old and is studying at Lahore Grammar School Paragon Campus. (News)
Pakistani: We posted on her before 2 years ago here. We wish her a speedy recovery!
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Jashn-e-Bahaaran (trans. Spring Festival and aptly called Basant). The celebrations of spring known as ‘Jashn-e-baharaan’ in Urdu, are carried on in the entire country for almost a month. Basant, in particular, is celebrated in eastern Pakistani Punjab especially Lahore. Lahore being the historic capital of Punjab celebrates Basant with a lot of vigour and enthusiasm. Although traditionally it was a festival confined to the old-walled city it has spread all through out the city. Other cities in which Basant is mainly celebrated are Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Jhelum, Kasur, Sialkot and Rawalpindi/Islamabad.
It was for many years officially backed by the government and sponsored by multinational corporations. Although Basant is celebrated throughout Pakistani Punjab, it is Lahore which made it popular not only in Pakistan but all over the world as the largest kite festival. Over the years, the Basant festival has drawn thousands of revellers to Lahore from all over the world. (via pakistank2)
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A man arranges clothes to dry outside a textile factory in Faisalabad, the textile capital of Pakistan.
A laborer works on a loom in a textile factory in Faisalabad, Pakistan, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. (Asad Zaidi/Bloomberg)
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A health worker supervises polio drops to a child at Faisalabad Railway Station.–APP Photo
Football in Pakistan
Football in Pakistan has very promising potential but lacks any Governmental or major commercial backing, which are all glued to Cricket at the moment.
But with all the difficulties, Pakistani Football has come a long way.
Recently with induction of a new coach, things are looking even more promissing.
Here we are sharing some of the resources which will enable you to know more about Football in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s major and perhaps only proper Football News source since 2003.
Visit: www.footballPakistan.com
Athletico FC (Faisalabad): www.AthleticoFC.com
Exploring childhood experiences
It is a refreshing thought that quite a number of young artists are surfacing in different parts of the country and are dipping into the slipstream of experience. The latest painter to have taken the plunge and crossed the staging post in female adolescence is a talented 26-year-old artist, designer and event management specialist named Sammar Anwar. Recently, she briefly emerged from the cloistered conservatism of Faisalabad to exhibit 15 of her canvases at the Kunj Gallery, Karachi. It was a solo effort and an interesting one.
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