Islamabad: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday approved commemorative postage stamps in Arfa Karim’s name.
16-year-old Arfa Karim Randhawa, who died on January 14 after complications resulting from an epileptic stroke, was the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP).
She was a daughter of retired Lt. Colonel of Pakistan army. Karim became the youngest MCP at the age of nine in 2004. She kept the world title till 2008.
She was invited by Bill Gates to visit the Microsoft headquarters in the USA when she was only 10-year-old. In August 2005, Arfa was also awarded the Fatima Jinnah Gold Medal in the field of science and technology by then Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
She also received the Salaam Pakistan Youth Award again in 2005 set up by Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate Dr Abdul Salam. She is also the recipient of the Presidential Award for Pride of Performance.
