While the grand celebrations for the Independence Day was on the 11th of August in Dubai, today marks the 77th Independence Day for Pakistan. The UAE’s leaders have also congratulated Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari on the occasion.
To commemorate this Independence Day, here are 5 inspiring trendsetters, hailing from Pakistan:
- Malala Yousafzai – World’s youngest Nobel Prize laureate, and the first Pashtun to ever receive a Nobel Prize.
- Arshad Nadeem- First Pakistani to receive the 1st gold medal in the Olympics as a Pakistani.
- Muniba Mazari- National Ambassador for UN Women Pakistan, also known as the Iron Lady of Pakistan.
- Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy- First Pakistani to win an Oscar for powerful film “Saving Face”; a documentary on a plastic surgeon who rebuilds the faces of women disfigured by acid attacks.
- Haroon Tariq- set a world record of achieving 87 A’s in both O/A Levels in a variety of subjects.
Align MENA wishes Pakistan Jashan E Azadi Mubarak
