FARUKH SHEHZAD

KARACHI, Dec 22: Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Naya Nazimabad last week, Ramiz Raja, Chairman, PCB, visited Naya Nazimabad today to survey the Cricket Stadium where a drop-in pitch is to be installed.

This partnership is aligned to Chairman PCB’s vision of improving the quality of pitches across Pakistan and Arif Habib Group’s vision of contributing to the improvement of facilities and availability opportunities of opportunities to budding cricketers.

Ramiz Raja, Chairman, PCB, concluding his visit of the cricket stadium and Gymkhana observed, “I am amazed at the brilliance of the facilities available at Naya Nazimabad that will go such a long way in uplifting not just the game of Cricket but also other sports. 

We have decided to assign a technical team to Naya Nazimabad Cricket Stadium which will work very closely with the Management to upgrade the stadium making it ready to host exciting domestic and international. cricket games.’

Once the upgradation is complete, the PCB will host and organise domestic matches at the Naya Nazimabad Stadium including U19 and women’s matches while practice sessions and exhibition matches for the HBL Pakistan Super League franchises can also be staged at the stadium from the 2023 edition onwards.

Arif Habib, Chairman, Naya Nazimabad said, “With the ever-growing demand for cricket in the country and the improvement in the security situation, foreign cricketers are comfortable touring Pakistan, many of whom have already have visited Naya Nazimabad. 

We look forward to working with PCB to revive Pakistani’s cricket greatness, glimpses of which we have seen recently.”

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BAKU, Dec 21: It made sense for Europe to get access to Azerbaijan’s gas supplies, Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli, BP vice president for the Caspian region, Communications and Advocacy, said in an interview with.

He noted that today Shah Deniz is the main source of Azerbaijani gas supplies to Europe.

“As we know, the EU has relatively little in the way of gas reserves. In fact, Azerbaijan alone has gas reserves equivalent to more than 75% of the total gas reserves of Europe,” he added.

“So, it made sense for Europe to get access to Azerbaijan’s gas supplies and today Shah Deniz is the main source of those supplies making Azerbaijan a reliable energy partner of Europe that significantly contributes to EU’s energy security,” he said.

“Indeed, the project is not only significant for the country and the region. It has a huge global significance. President Ilham Aliyev once said about the Southern Gas Corridor that it would change the energy map of Europe and open up additional opportunities for Azerbaijan and the countries in the region. 

This is absolutely true for the entire Shah Deniz project. Shah Deniz has been pivotal for many countries to shape up as energy hubs, particularly for Turkey as a regional energy hub and for some of the European Union countries,” the BP vice president added.

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Courtesy report.az

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KARACHI, DEC 21: METRO, the leading international wholesale company, gave another reason for its employees in Pakistan, specifically the young mothers, to enjoy their work routine in a relax environment, with its Day Care center & Big Kids room initiative.

The facility will look after the kids of working women, with peace of mind and easy access to their young kids, as and when required. The facility is equipped with latest attributes for child development and care.

The Day Care Center takes care of children up to 4-years-old, five times a week during the official working hours. The Big Kids room applies to children from 4 to 7 years. The facility is already in service at the METRO Pakistan Head Office and is being extended to its stores all over the country.

Sharing his thoughts, Zahra Hussain, HR Director METRO Pakistan, said, “The purpose of this initiative is to encourage gender diversity, representation, and career growth.

All METRO Pakistan women were included in the launching of this programme and asked how it could facilitate their job performance.

This programme is a powerful example of diversity & inclusion in action that inspires and motivates us to be a better community for all mothers and kids together.”

The employees, particularly the women, have appreciated the decision to facilitate them and shared that earlier, they had to leave the young children at home under the supervision of a babysitter, or family elders.

They expressed that now their children would remain in front of their eyes in a safe environment which would help them focus on their work.

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ISLAMABAD, DEC 20: Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Microsoft in Pakistan has renewed the Education Transformation Agreement (ETA). Both organizations partnered once again to help enable positive changes to learning outcomes for the students in the country. 

The collaboration reimagines the education landscape, which is facing a lot of challenges, especially in post-pandemic recovery. Under the umbrella of this academic alliance, Microsoft and HEC will be providing number of services to all HEIs in leveraging new technologies to make learning inclusive, personalized, and student centric by blending remote and physical classrooms.

This ETA will be providing universities with knowledge transfer workshops and trainings on trending Microsoft technologies including Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft Azure. So far during Pandemic, more than 150 Universities and 500,000 plus students took advantage of effective learning, all in one place, which let students, faculty, educators, and staff meet, work together, create content, and share resources in Office 365 Education – featuring the simple, intuitive power of Microsoft Teams. 

One of the flagship programs of this agreement isImagine Cup, a global students technology competition organized by Microsoft with the local support of the Higher Education Commission. It provides an opportunity for student technologists, developers, and aspiring entrepreneurs from all academic backgrounds to collaborate, develop a technology application, and bring their passion to life while gaining a perspective of what is needed to bring a concept to market. 

In Imagine Cup, the brightest young minds join to exemplify the power of student innovation. Each year, a team is chosen from Pakistan that competes against the best from around the world, to get a chance to win USD 100,000 and a mentoring session with Microsoft’s leadership team. This year, Imagine Cup is live again and students can register at https://imaginecup.com/Pakistan.

“Our long-term partnership with Microsoft empowers the students to use their creativity in addressing real societal problems using Modern Technology. Microsoft has been very helpful in nurturing creative minds through Imagine cup competitions so many of the participants practically implement their ideas into successful startups and turn it into companies. 

It is proud moment for HEC that our talent is being exposed at Global events and bring laurels for Pakistan” Said HEC Director General IT Nazeer Hussain.

Country Education Lead for Microsoft Pakistan Mr. Jibran Jamshed express his views “We know that technology is a key to fuel economic development, increase work force competitiveness, transitions to a knowledge-based economy and help drive job creation. The single most important use of technology is to improve education and yet in many countries in the world we have not yet seen digital transformation in education. 

Change requires strong partnerships and trust. Under HEC’s visionary leadership, the aim of this ETA is to keep up with the rapid pace of innovation and design classrooms that foster reform and inspire students to achieve a plethora of success.”

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ISLAMABAD, DEC 19: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday issued a clear warning to the global community, stating that Afghanistan could potentially become the biggest "man-made crisis in the world" if it did not act now.

The premier expressed the views while delivering the keynote address at the 17th extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers to discuss the situation in neighbouring Afghanistan at the Parliament House in Islamabad.

Envoys from 57 Islamic nations as well as observer delegations are participating in today's session. The premier, who was the last to speak before the televised portion of the event concluded, began his speech by welcoming the participants to Pakistan.

"Forty one years ago, an extraordinary session of the OIC was held in Pakistan to discuss the situation in Afghanistan," he told the gathering, which also included Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi alongside delegates from the United States, China, Russia, the European Union and UN.

PM Imran said no other country had suffered as much as Afghanistan, adding that even before the Taliban seized control, half of the population was below the poverty line. He said that 75 per cent of the country's budget was also supported by foreign aid.

He noted that any country, in a situation similar to that of Afghanistan, would collapse.

Commending the other speakers for highlighting the gravity of the situation in the war-torn country, he said: "If the world doesn't act, this will be the biggest man-made crisis which is unfolding in front of us."

PM Imran said that the OIC also had a "religious duty" to help the Afghans.

Specifically addressing the United States, the prime minister said that Washington must "delink" the Taliban government from the 40 million Afghan citizens.

"They have been in conflict with the Taliban for 20 years but this [concerns] the people of Afghanistan," he said, adding that it was important to take immediate action.

He noted that the Taliban had to fulfill the commitments they had made to the international community, which included forming an inclusive government and ensuring women's rights.

"[However], the idea of human rights is different in every society," he said, giving the example of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province which borders the war-torn country.

"The city culture is completely different from the culture in rural areas [...] we give stipends to the parents of the girls so that they send them to school. But in districts bordering Afghanistan, if we are not sensitive to the cultural norms, then they won't send them to school despite receiving double the amount. We have to be sensitive about human rights and women rights," he said.

He reiterated that Afghanistan was headed for chaos unless the world took immediate action. Such a situation will not suit the US because "chaos means the inability to fight terrorism," he said, adding that Pakistan also faced a threat from ISIL (Daesh).

PM Imran said that Pakistan was currently housing over three million refugees, adding that country was also providing shelter to more than 200,000 refugees who had overstayed their visas.

"The situation in Afghanistan means they can't go back. We are already suffering from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. We are not in a position to deal with a influx of refugees."

He questioned how poorer countries, that were still struggling to get their economic back up, would be able to cope with an influx of refugees.

Addressing the participants, the premier said he was impressed by the suggestions put forward by Islamic development banks for providing immediate assistance.

"I look forward to the fact that you will come up with a road map by the end of this evening," he said, reiterating that "chaos in Afghanistan suited no one".

Qureshi proposes six-point framework to support Afghans

The session began with the recitation of Holy Quran, following which Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi formally declared the extraordinary session "open". He was the first to address the summit.

"Let me start by commending Saudi Arabia for their leadership in convening this session," Qureshi said. "I want to welcome OIC Secretary General Taha. this is first the foreign ministerial meeting after his appointment."

"Pakistan is also gratified by the trust reposed in us by the OIC. Your presence here on a short notice affirms the importance the world and OIC holds for the people of Afghanistan. The significance of this gathering goes beyond mere symbolism. It is a matter of survival for them."

The foreign minister detailed the plight of people in Afghanistan, saying: "Over half their population — 22.8 million people — face food shortage. Millions of Afghan children are at risk of dying from malnutrition. This situation has been brought about by a multiplicity of factors such as years of conflict, poor governance and excessive dependence on foreign aid."

"August 2021 may have altered the political landscape in Afghanistan, but the needs of the people are the same."

Qureshi said that as per the UN, the Afghanistan situation "could become the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world", adding that those with "direct knowledge" have been giving "dire warnings" in this regard.

"It is unfortunate that the hardship and suffering of the Afghans has not eased," he said as he urged the Islamic world to stand with the people of Afghanistan just as it backed the right of "self-determination of the Palestinians and the Kashmiris".

"This is the moment to extend a collective helping hand. This is not the time to withhold support," he added.

"This organisation (OIC) has consistently supported the rights of the people and called on the rest of the world to think beyond their economic and domestic compulsions."

The minister highlighted that Pakistan would also be impacted by a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, adding that a "complete economic meltdown" could not be ruled out.

"The consequences of a humanitarian crisis and an economic collapse will be horrendous [...] we must not allow this to happen," he said, adding that Pakistan was doing all it could to help its Afghani brethren.

Qureshi said that the OIC session must usher in "visible change" and show the people of the war-torn country that it is united in helping them stabilise their economy and country.

Qureshi proposed a six-point frame work for the OIC to lead which included creating a vehicle with the OIC to channel "immediate and sustained humanitarian and financial support to the Afghan people".

"We should also agree to increase investment in the people of Afghanistan, bilaterally or through the OIC, in areas such as education, health and technical and vocational skills to the Afghan youth," he said.

He also proposed establishing a group of experts to consider ways and means to facilitate Afghanistan’s access to legitimate banking services. He also called for enhancing food security in the war-torn country, investing in building the capacity of Afghan institutions in countering terrorism and combating illicit trade in narcotics, and engage with Afghan authorities to help advance the expectations of the international community.

Concluding his speech, the foreign minister called on the countries to seize this "historic opportunity" to turn the tide in Afghanistan.

'Afghans have suffered for too long'

Addressing the OIC session, Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said that the economic difficulties could trigger a humanitarian crisis and lead to further instability which could impact regional and international peace.

He said that the OIC meeting expressed solidarity with the Afghans and demonstrated to the world the need for immediate action to put an end to the situation in the war-torn country.

"The people of Afghanistan have suffered for too long," he said, adding that they had faced years of instability.

The Saudi minister urged OIC member states to play a part in providing the Afghans with the necessary support and to prevent an economic collapse in the country.

Highlighting the assistance provided by the kingdom in the past, he said that Saudi Arabia had recently airlifted food supplies on the directives of King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

He said that the kingdom also condemned terrorist actions targeting minorities in Afghanistan. "We promote peace and security as it requires cooperative action from the international community," he said.

Concluding his speech, he expressed the hope that the OIC meeting would come up with a proper resolution as well as recommendations to alleviate the difficulties being faced by the Afghans.

'OIC moot sends universal message of harmony and solidarity'

OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha began by thanking the participants for electing him. He also voiced his appreciation for Saudi Arabia for supporting "Islamic solidarity", and thanked Pakistan for the cordial welcome.

"By hosting this event, Pakistan reaffirms its total commitment to the issues facing the Muslim community with a keen dedication to security and peace for region and world," he said.

He also thanked the participants for travelling for the OIC meeting despite the pandemic and the spread of the Omicron variant. "This effort gives a universal message of harmony and solidarity," he said, adding that the Afghan issue has always been high on the OIC agenda.

"The OIC has always taken a strong position which supports its member countries [...] the joint secretariat calls for the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Afghanistan," he said.

The OIC secretary general said that the role of OIC members in delivering humanitarian assistance was more important now than ever before as the pandemic had exacerbated existing challenges.

"We commend the humanitarian assistance provided by some member states to the Afghan people. We also call for all parties concerned to cooperate with the OIC mission in Kabul to provide relief to the affected Afghan people," he said.

"The OIC is ready to carry out a follow-up of the outcome and to play its role in supporting humanitarian action in coordination with the relevant OIC missions and relief agencies across the Muslim world,' he said.

Capital on lockdown ahead of moot

On Sunday, the capital was on lockdown, ring-fenced with barbed wire barriers and shipping-container roadblocks where police and soldiers stood guard.

The foreign ministers of about 20 countries are attending the meeting, while 10 other countries are being represented by their deputy ministers. The rest have sent senior officials for the session.

Moreover, officials of the UN, global financial institutions, international and regional organisations and important non-OIC countries like Japan and Germany have also been invited.

No nations have yet formally recognised the Taliban government and diplomats face the delicate task of channelling aid to the stricken Afghan economy without also propping up the hardline group.

FM Qureshi said the meeting would speak “for the people of Afghanistan” rather than “a particular group”.

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were the only three countries to recognise the previous Taliban government of 1996 to 2001.

Qureshi said there was a difference between “recognition and engagement” with the new order in Kabul.

“Let us nudge them through persuasion, through incentives, to move in the right direction,” he told reporters ahead of the OIC meeting.

“A policy of coercion and intimidation did not work. If it had worked, we wouldn't have been in this situation.“

OIC moot to focus spotlight on Afghan issue: PM Imran

On Sunday, Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed the hope that the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the 57-member Muslim bloc would focus spotlight on humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

“I welcome delegations from OIC member states, observers, friends, partners and international organisations to Pakistan. The extraordinary session of OIC CFMs is an expression of solidarity with the Afghan people and to focus our collective energies on addressing the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan,” the premier said on Twitter.

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Courtesy Dawn News

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Shenzhen, DEC 19: Huawei no longer has access to Android or Google services, but this does not prevent it from designing and producing new phones, one of which is the upcoming foldable smartphone, Huawei P50 Pocket.

The phone will be revealed on December 23 and it could already be seen in the Chinese social media Weibo with some adversarial images of the phone in the hands of the singer Guan Xiaotong.

Apart from being a foldable phone, the most interesting thing about the phone is its gold and silver color options. Furthermore, it also seems like Huawei is focusing on the elegance of the phone, giving it a design pattern that is not flat rather with some small waves.

In the rear part, next to the camera lenses, there is a small circular screen that shows not just details like the hour or the date, but it can also serve as a screen for selfies without needing to open up the phone.

Regarding its technicalities, there are not many details revealed for now, but what is certain is that it will work with some version of HarmonyOS, the operative system of Huawei. About the chipset, memory, or camera specifications, however, there is no information. But, because it is a foldable smartphone, it is expected to have features within the high-end class.

Having said all of that, P50 Pocket is not the first foldable of Huawei. The Chinese technology brand had released models like Mate X before this that closes vertically, which is why didn’t offer exactly a pocket phone experience like the new P50 Pocket offers even with its name.

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Munaza Kazmi

The word “transgender” – or trans – is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity is different from the sex assigned to them at birth. Although the word “transgender” and the modern definition of it only came into use in the late 20th century, however people who would fit under this definition have existed in every culture throughout recorded history.

Around the world Transgenders are the most deprived community. The God’s creation to whom we consider as lowly and second rate, without realizing. However,in theory, Pakistan has progressive laws that protect trans rights and had recognized transgender to be the third gender in 2009, which is a milestone in South Asia.

Historical references to the gender-diverse community go back thousands of years in South Asia, thou Pakistan is one of only 12 countries in the world that recognizes transgender identity on national ID cards. Moreover, Pakistani apex court ordered that transgender must be counted separately in the census of 2017, and separate column was made for the said purpose.

These people come from all walks of life. They are parents, siblings, and kids. They are your coworkers, your neighbors, and perhaps your friends. They are 7-year-old children and 70-year-old grandparents. They are a diverse community, representing all racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as all faith traditions.

According to a recent study, total transgender population of Pakistan is 10,418. Out of which 8.3% are living in KP, 0.25% is living in FATA, 64.39% are living in the Punjab, 24.25% are living in Sind, 1.04% is living in Baluchistan, and 1.27% in the federal capital territory.

However, these unfortunate people are often disowned by their families and live together in communities, usually led by a Guru, in to a live of misery.Exclusion from education means that 42% of the community is illiterate, and employment is heavily focused on three specific jobs.

According to 2016 study, 51% of trans people’s overall income comes from dancing, 15% from sex work and 12% from begging.

Sex work and begging have been outlawed in Pakistan, while dance rituals are seen by religious authorities as un-Islamic. Hence, you can imagine how difficult it would be to survive.

Needless to say, here are a few transgenders with formal qualifications, who are often used for showcasing by local NGOs,to project diversity to international donor agencies while in reality, they still face discrimination.

My readers would now be thinking of issuing of some regulatory act from United Nations or NGO of some Gora would do the magic. However, let me introduce you to our glorious past.

The Dutch merchant Francisco Pelsaert, during his visit to the Mughal court in the 17th century, made a surprising discovery, that of the prestige and power enjoyed by the third gender, or eunuchs in the imperial household.

“They can get whatever they desire- fine horses to ride, servants to attend them outside, and female slaves inside the house, clothes as fine and smart as those of their master himself,” he is noted to have written in his travelogue. The elevated stature of eunuchs during the Mughal era has been documented for years by foreign travelers and historians.

“Even the stigmatized community of hijras in India today seem to carry something of the special powers, the baraka, of the eunuchs of earlier times, and they invoke Mughal eunuchs as their ancestors,” writes historian Ruby Lal in her article ‘Harem and eunuchs: Liminality and networks of Mughal authority’.

Later, with the decline of the Mughal Empire and the advent of British Raj, their influence waned. In 1871, the colonial power introduced the Criminal Tribes Act (CTC). It required registration and control of eunuchs.

Colonial law deprived eunuchs of their primary source of income and any kind of rights. It pushed them further into poverty and social exclusion. According to English understanding, there were only two sexes. Homosexuals were criminalized too.

If anyone can learn anything from the brief history I referred. We are a promising nation, we had the magnificent of emperies, our faith, our laws and our education outshined the world, only we have been misled by the west.

On my recent visit to Azad Kashmir, I seen a beautiful such example, an eunuch was having a Chicken Tikka stall in the market; I really wanted to click a photo of him but I never wanted him to think him as an alien, hence I watched him in pleasure and thought what if these fellows of us can openly work and have education in our colleges and universities, they could not only earn a living for them but can revive the glorious history. They can share the burden of economy by becoming a solid pillar.

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Munaza Kazmi holds MPhil in Management Sciences (Bahria University Islamabad, 2020). She’s a travel writer, an author, & co-author of scientific contributions in national & international publications. Her main areas of research include tourism & quality management.

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ISLAMABAD, DEC 17: Khalid Taimur Akram, Executive Director, Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad had a meeting with Sohail Ali Khan, Principal Information Officer, Press Information Department, Government of Pakistan.

During the meeting, Khalid Taimur also welcomed him to Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Board of Experts and stated that it is a distinct honor for CGSS to have Sohail Ali Khan on board and benefit from his expertise.

Sohail is a senior and seasoned bureaucrat with a rich experience and expertise in various sectors. He has served on different key positions in Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Before assuming the charge of Principal Information Officer, Sohail Ali Khan was serving as Director General (DG), Internal Publicity Wing at Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

CGSS is pleased to welcome him to the Board of Experts and we look forward to his contributions in various national and international initiatives.

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ISLAMABAD, DEC 17: Wada Mitsuhiro, newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan met with Federal Minister for Industries and Production Khusro Bakhtyar.

Federal Minister Khusro Bakhtyar welcomed Wada Mitsuhiro to Pakistan and exchanged views on matters of mutual interest with him during the meeting.

While talking to Khusro Bakhtyar Wada Mitsuhiro said that Pakistan and Japan enjoy brotherly relations based on trust. He also pledged to build strong relations with the business community in Pakistan in his tenure.

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Jakarta, DEC 17: The government has said it will stick to its current mobility restrictions during the year-end holidays, despite having recently reported the country’s first known case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. 

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin said the government would continue to implement multi-tiered public activity restrictions (PPKM) in accordance with the pandemic situation in each region.

“We will ensure that PPKM is implemented in the regions according to their level [of risk]. [Although] these levels are adjustable, we will not ease the prevailing curbs until January,” said Ma’ruf on Friday.

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Courtesy thejakartapost

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ISLAMABAD, DEC 16: Microsoft, world leading software company, has been empowering young girls to enter the realm of Software application development. Microsoft Power platform has made things easy for even primary grade students to develop customized applications as per their need. 

Power Platform is a great fit to automate basic business processes with power automate, perform data analysis with Power BI, create simple Power Apps experiences and build practical chatbots with Power Virtual Agents.  

Due to user friendly nature, 10-year-old Two Pakistani twins Girls Zara and Zenubia have become the youngest to have the certification and the youngest twin pair in the world to pass the Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals certification. 

Their journey to app development with little or no coding knowledge began with embracing a growth mindset and encouraged creative expression and self-discovery from an early age.

The success story of twin sister begins, when both were exposed to Microsoft Learn platform which included apps and resources that would lead them to create their very first Microsoft Power Platform app—an expense tracker that reads data from an Excel spreadsheet and helps users create a budget. 

Their father stimulated their interest in software as he was forced to work from home during the COVID-19 lockdown. They started learning about software from there and learned basic programming by themselves. 

Even after their schooling resumed, they continued to build on their interest in programming and started replicating applications gaining experience from the web in their free time and build expense management solutions for their father.

The Microsoft Power Platform is one of the world’s leading platforms for low-code applications and business intelligence, and one of the core pillars of the Microsoft cloud offering. 

The Platform is widely used across the globe as most effective way to develop customized software applications and transforming the way people solve real life problems with the help of technology. 

The Power Platform certification is meant for individuals that want to build solutions for their organizations using the Microsoft Power Platform. It enables individuals to automate business processes, perform data analytics, and integrate artificial intelligence to build new solutions.

Microsoft Education Lead for Pakistan, Mr. Jibran said “Microsoft believes in empowering people of all ages to bring best out of them in term of creativity and innovative solutions with the help of Technology. Microsoft has long history of nurturing creative minds by offering user-friendly technological platforms that are easy to use even at early age. 

Microsoft continue to strive for intelligent solutions that have early adoption to prepare next generation of Tech savvy”.

However, these exceptionally highly intellectual girls are not the first Pakistanis to achieve this high success at a very small age rather Arfa Karim was only nine years old when she became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in the world. 

She was also the youngest recipient of the Pride of Performance award in Pakistan, and her name was entered in the Guinness Book of World Records.

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