Imagine Syed Rehan Ahmed of the Institute of Business Management (IoBM) among "Top 99 Business Administration and Management Students of the world" at a largely and keenly contested international competition for business institutions organised by Nyenrode University, Straatweg, Breukelen in The Netherlands. Think about Tanzania-based 18-year-old Pakistani student Alveena bringing laurels for the country by scaling Africa's highest peak, 5,895-metre Kilimanjaro.
Attribute a Pakistani student Moosa Feroze winning first position in the International World Math's Day Competition held in Sydney Australia. See how Talha Zahid a young Pakistani cadet won the prestigious "Sword of Honour" for overseas cadets at the annual Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. See how Pakistani contingent returned with a staggering tally of 56 medals at the Special Olympics in Athens last July.
Three cheers for Pakistan when Shiza Gulab, Bushra Shahed and Mahnoor Hassan from the Institute of Computer and Management Science, Peshawar were among winners of a grand award at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the US.
How blossoming young Pakistanis Ali Nawazish, Ibrahim Shahid and Sitara Akbar shined over the world horizon with their grand feats in the Cambridge University A and O Levels exams, respectively. Cherish how Team CLAPTRIX of our NED students produced a solar car and brought world laurels for Pakistan at the Shell Eco Marathon Asia in Malaysia last year and in Cyprus, Europe recently. Relish how Mehwish Ghafoor and Ambreen Bibi won a grand prize in environmental science at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), United States.
Each received $1,000 for developing a treatment that utilises nanotechnology to make polluted water drinkable. Remember the late Arfa Karim making Pakistan so proud, when, in 2004 at the age of nine, she became the then youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP). There are countless others who contribute to the promotion of Pakistan's positive image. Either they are excelling at children's contests or studying with merit and proving ambassadors of goodwill in foreign lands. Feats and laurels of our children bring hope and happiness on Independence Day, indeed.