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Arfa Karim remembered on her 13th death anniversary

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ISLAMABAD: The thirteenth death anniversary of the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in the world, Arfa Karim Randhawa, was observed on Tuesday.

Arfa Karim was born in a small village near Faisalabad on February 2, 1995.

Arfa Karim became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) by passing the MCP examination at the age of just nine in 2004.

Microsoft owner Bill Gates invited her to visit the company’s headquarters in the United States when she was 10. She won many awards and international recognitions for her brilliance in the world of Information Technology (IT).

She was awarded the Fatima Jinnah Gold Medal in the field of Science and Technology in 2005 by the government. She also received the Salaam Pakistan Youth Award the same year.

Arfa Karim was also given the Pride of Performance award. She died on January 14, 2012, at the age of sixteen, following a cardiac arrest.

APP

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