The funeral prayer of Arfa Karim, the world's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) was offered here on Sunday. Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and various other political leaders, government officials and large number of people attended the funeral prayer. Arfa Karim on Saturday lost the battle of life after remaining admitted in Combined Military Hospital. She was only sixteen years old.
Brilliant and pride of Pakistan Arfa Karim was admitted in intensive care at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) after suffering an epileptic seizure and cardiac arrest, a few weeks ago. She remained in military hospital for 26 days, before passing towards path of eternity.
Born in 1995 in a soldier family, Arfa Karim got the honour of World's Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional, when she was only nine years old in 2004. Bill Gates, the Chairman of Microsoft, invited her to visit the Microsoft Headquarters in tthe USA at the age of 10 only. In August 2005 Arfa too was honoured by the Pakistan Government for the Fatima Jinnah Gold Medal in the field of Science and Technology. She received this medal from then Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
Brilliant daughter of Pakistan also received Salaam Pakistan Youth Award set up by Pakistan's Nobel laureate Dr. Abdul Salam in 2005. She was also bestowed with Presidential Award for Pride of Performance.