Arfa Karim was born on 2 February 1995 in Faislabad. She became the World's youngest MCP(Microsoft Certified Professional) at the age of 9 in 2004 and was invited by Bill Gates as a recognition for her achievement to the Microsoft Headquarters in 2005. The news of her meeting with Bill Gates spread all over the world and was a headline story of one of America's leading newspapers. On her return to ... Pakistan, Arfa received the Salaam Pakistan Youth Award in the field of Science and Technology(2005), the Fatimah Jinnah Gold Medal(2005) and the President's Award for Pride of Performance(2006). She is till now the youngest recipient of the Pride of Performance in Pakistan which is usually conferred upon people who have showed outstanding performance in their careers for a long period of time. Arfa is a dynamic personality and some of her qualities include poetry, singing and public speaking. She has represented Pakistan on various international fo