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In 2020, Queen Elizabeth appointed British-Pakistani businessman Aamer Sarfraz as a member of the House of Lords on the advice of the then British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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• Sawar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for his bravery during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.
• He was a member of the Pakistan Army’s Azad Kashmir Regiment and served as a machine gunner in the Chhamb sector.
• He is the only driver of the Pakistan Army to have received this honor.

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Arfa Karim became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in 2004.

Arfa Karim died on 14 January 2012.

Arfa Karim belonged to Pakistna. 

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Special Olympics World Games 2023

Edition: 16th

Venue: Berlin, Germany (hosted first time)

Final held: 25 June 2023

Pakistan won: 80 medals

Pakistan won: 29 silver medals 

Pakistan won: 40 bronze medal 

Pakistan won: 11 Gold medals

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President Arif Alvi conferred Pakistan’s second-highest civil award, Hilal-i-Pakistan (Crescent of Pakistan), on Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during an investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadar in Islamabad on 31 July 2023.

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President Arif Alvi conferred Pakistan’s second-highest civil award, Hilal-i-Pakistan (Crescent of Pakistan), on Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during an investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadar in Islamabad on 31 July 2023.

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• In July 2023, at the Global Women Awards ceremony held in London, two Pakistanis were recognized for their remarkable contributions in their respective fields.
• Huma Fakhar, a Pakistani businesswoman, received the Global Woman Inspiration Award, while Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, a philanthropist, was honored with the Global Man of the Decade award.
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Dr. Saqib Arif, a Pakistani scientist working as a Principal Scientific Officer in the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council based in Karachi, was recognized as one of the top three winners and awarded €2,000 as a token of appreciation and acknowledgment.

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• World Junior Squash Championship 2023
• Winner: Hamza Khan (Pakistan)
• Runner-Up: Mohamed Zakaria (Egypt)
• Venue: Melbourne, Australia
• Final held: 23 July 2023
• Note: This was Pakistan's first World Junior Squash title in nearly four decades as the last Pakistani player to lift this trophy was Jansher Khan, who won the title 37 years ago in 1986.
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• World Junior Squash Championship 2023
• Winner: Hamza Khan (Pakistan)
• Runner-Up: Mohamed Zakaria (Egypt)
• Venue: Melbourne, Australia
• Final held: 23 July 2023
• Note: This was Pakistan's first World Junior Squash title in nearly four decades as the last Pakistani player to lift this trophy was Jansher Khan, who won the title 37 years ago in 1986.
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