Arooj Aftab became the first Pakistani to get nominated for two Grammy Awards
The 36 year-old artist (@aroojaftabmusic) was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Global Performance Award for her song ‘Mohabbat.’ Arsalan Ash won his 3rd Tekken championship in USA
Arslan Ash Siddique (@arslan.ash) of Pakistan took first prize in Tekken 7 at CEO 2021. The 25-year-old Tekken pro has already established a name for himself by winning two major Tekken competitions in the United States. Two-time Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy was awarded by a British human rights organization
The two-time Academy Award winner (@sharmeenobaidchinoy) has been honored by The People’s Portfolio, a British human rights organisation, for “inspiring leadership, great courage among human beings” through her documentaries. CDA Chairman Amer Ali Ahmed built Pakistan’s first plastic road in Islamabad
CDA Chairman was able to achieve Pakistan’s first eco-friendly plastic road in Islamabad. The goal of the effort was to reduce the environmental degradation caused by plastic garbage. Dr. Iqbal Chaudhry wins Top Muslim Science Award – The Mustafa Prize for his work in bio-organic chemistry
The professor received the Mustafa Prize, which is the top Muslim world science award. It is a worldwide symbol of scientific excellence which was received by him for his work in the field of bio-organic chemistry. The annual ceremony takes place in Iran during Islamic Unity Week. NDCTech Chairman, Ammarah Masood received ‘Women in Technology’ title for leadership at Global Banking Tech Awards, London
The CEO of NdcTech (@ammaramasood.m) received the “Women in Technology” award in the leadership category at the 2021 Global Banking Tech Awards. Fintech Futures sponsored an event in London to honour the greatest achievers. Engineer, Ahmad Awais was recognized by US Embassy for his contribution in NASA’S Mars Mission 2020
The engineer (@mrahmadawais) contributed programming to the software that controls NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter, which made history this year by becoming the first-ever controlled flight operation on another planet. Khalid Mahmood became the first Pakistani novelist to win International Punjabi Award worth Rs3.5 million
The author who goes by the alias Nain Sukh, a Pakistani Punjabi storyteller, novelist and poet won the first place of the International Punjabi Award “Dhahan” from Canada for his work “Jogi, sup, tarah” (snake charmer’s fear). He is the first Pakistani writer to win the Rs3.5 million prize. Journalist Fiza Akbar wins ‘Current Affairs Anchor of the Year’ Award for her talk show ‘Aisay Nahi Chalay Ga’
The ninth AGAHI Awards were held in Islamabad, and Fiza Akbar (@dr.fizaakbarkhan) the host of the ‘Aesay Nahi Chalay Ga’ show got the award in the category ‘The People’s Choice Awards 2021.’