ISLAMABAD - Associate Professor, School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Dr Umar Saif has been recognized by MIT Technology Review as one of the top 35 innovators (TR35) in the world.
He is the first Pakistani scholar to have been selected for the prestigious TR35 award in the last decade, says a press release.
“The TR35 recognizes the world’s top 35 young innovators that are radically transforming technology as we know it. Their work – spanning medicine, computing, communications, energy, electronics and nanotechnology — is changing our world”, according to MIT Technology Review.
Dr Saif has been honoured for his work on technologies for the developing-world. Technologies developed by Dr Saif’s research group and startups are used by millions of people in the developing world, especially BitMate, that enhances the speed of Internet in the developing-world using peer-to-peer technology, and SMSall.pk, Pakistan’s largest SMS Social Network which has sent close to four billion SMS for users in Pakistan.
Dr Saif joins an elite group of researchers and entrepreneurs selected over the last decade. Previous winners include Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the co-founders of Google, Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, Jonathan Ive, the chief designer at Apple, David Karp, founder of Tumbler; Harvard Professor Alán Aspuru-Guzik for his work on Quantum computers, and MIT Neuroscientist Ed Boyden, one of the inventors of the emerging field of optogenetics, which makes it possible to control neurons with light.
MIT Technology Review selects the top innovators after a rigorous evaluation process. The judges, who are leading experts in their fields from universities such as MIT, Stanford and Harvard, consider hundreds of high-impact researchers and entrepreneurs from all over the world, out of which top 35 are chosen for the award.
“This year’s group of TR35 recipients is driving the next wave of transformative technology and making an impact on the way we live, work and interact”, said Jason Pontin, editor-in-chief and publisher of the MIT Technology Review.
Dr Saif has won numerous awards for his innovative technology solutions for the developing-world. He was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2009. He is a recipient of the MIT Technovator Award, Mark Weiser Award, Digital Inclusion Award from Microsoft Research and the IDG Technology Pioneer Award.
Before moving to Pakistan, Dr Saif worked at MIT and received a PhD from the University of Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust.

Happy Independence Day to all Pakistanis. May Allah help us to take our beloved country to the heights, the world has never seen. May Allah keep our flag high up, and give us strength and unity to protect this Holy land from its enemies and at the same time spread the message of peace in the whole world. Long Live Pakistan.

Following are some of my favorite national songs. Ever green Pakistani milli nagmay.

One of the things that Pakistan needs the most at this time is Education. Quality education for each and every Pakistani. Knowledge about our religion Islam, knowledge of the science and technology, so that we can contribute in the progress of our Pakistan and in the progress of the world as well. As our Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) said that it is the duty of each Muslim men and women to acquire knowledge.

Here is a beautiful poem having the same message. “Aik Shama-e-Ilm”

Parhay Ga Pakistan – Bharay Ga Pakistan.

Pakistan

Thousands  of innocent Pakistani citizens including men, women, old and children have been martyred in last last few years. Pakistani Muslims have sacrificed the most for making their country and the world a peaceful place to live, and Pakistan is still sacrificing for a better future. Pakistani Nation is standing against enemies rock hard. No doubt, Pakistani people are the soldiers  of the first row in the war against terror. Pakistanis are united against the people spreading terror using name of beautiful religion Islam.

Pakistani tujhe salam

Pakistan Day

“Muslims are a nation according to any definition of nation. We wish our people to develop to the fullest spiritual, cultural, economic, social and political life in a way that we think best and in consonance with our own ideals and according to the genius of our people”.

On the basis of the above mentioned ideas of Quaid-e-Azam, A. K.Fazl-ul-Haq moved the historical resolution which has since come to be known as Lahore Resolution. It was backed up by Maulana Zafar Ali, Sardar Aurangzeb, Sir Abdullah Haroon from Sindh, and Qazi Esa along with many
others.

To mark this day the armed forces presents a parade which can be viewed by the public. The day always began with the 21 gun salute. The day still begins the same way but now people are fast asleep! The “salami” is a way of paying tribute to all the people who worked and died in trying to acquire this country for us. This is the day that we “actually” found our homeland. Had the idea not been floated at that time, we would not have had the identity that we have. To mark this very important day, the monument of Minar-e-Pakistan was constructed in 1968. This tall white tower stands in the middle of, then known as, Minto Park. A very fascinating fact about this construction is that, when you climb all those stairs (if you don’t have the energy, you can always take the lift), and get to the top, the view from above is beautiful. You get a bird’s eye view of Lahore. If you look down directly below, the base of the tower is shaped like a crescent and a star. The two very same symbols that are there on our national flag. We have forgotten how to be Pakistanis. We tend to forget about all those people who sacrificed their lives to give us this beautiful country, rich in all resources. It is time to recognize our duty to Pakistan as Pakistanis. This 23rd March, let’s all make a solemn promise that we will start showing respect for what we have and start to rebuild the image of Pakistan. Let’s start to work towards making this country into a peaceful nation where all religions, cast and creed can live in harmony.

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Ever Green National Anthem of Pakistan. It was written by Abu-Al-Asar Hafeez Jullanhuri (1900-1982) and music was by Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla (1902-1953) .

The whole anthem is in Persian language except a single world “KA” in sentence (Pak Sir Zameen KA Nizam).

National Anthem of Pakistan

English Translation:

Blessed be the sacred land,

Happy be the bounteous realm,

Symbol of high resolve, Land of Pakistan.

Blessed be thou citadel of faith.

The Order of this Sacred Land,

is the might of the brotherhood of the people.

May the nation, the country, and the state

Shine in glory everlasting

Blessed be the goal of our ambition.

This flag of the Crescent and the Star

Leads the way to progress and perfection,

Interpreter of our past, glory of our present,

Inspiration of our future,

Symbol of Almighty’s protection.