March
Pakistan Day this year marked the day Mehwish Hayat received her Tamgha-e-Imtiaz. This was a huge achievement for the starlet as she was the only celebrity to receive the award this year and also received severe backlash for it. The Chhalawa actress dedicated her award to all the girls of Pakistan who have big dreams.
September
Mahira Khan made Pakistan proud once again when she put her best foot forward as she strutted down the L’Oréal Paris Le Défilé runway show at Paris Fashion Week as the brand ambassador. She walked the ramp to join the leading ladies of L’Oreal Paris and shone under the Eiffel Tower. She was snapped with a beaming smile and donning a black leather jacket ensemble by Karl Lagerfeld.
October
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton and Prince William, arrived in Pakistan for an official five-day tour of the country this October. Kate Middleton and Prince William won many hearts during their visit and the Royal couple mentioned they thoroughly enjoyed their stay. During their visit, Middleton sported a number of different looks created for her by local designers and couturiers.
November
Mallak Faisal Zafar won an international competition for figure skating in Austria, beating hundreds of other contestants from around the world. The young twelve-year-old Pakistani girl grabbed the first position in the two-day Basic Novice Girls II category at the 24th International Eiscup Inssbruck.
November
In a landmark achievement for Pakistan, Aqsa Kausar, an accomplished graduate of NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS), became the first female Google Developer Expert in Machine Learning from Pakistan. She is currently working as an Artificial Intelligence (AI) developer with a software organisation named Red Buffer.
August
Aiman Khan and Muneeb Butt who had a super trending wedding last year were blessed with a baby girl, Amal, this August. “I don’t have words to explain the feelings. Alhamdulillah, Allah has blessed me with the most precious gift. Rehmat-e-Khuda, my daughter Amal Muneeb is finally in my arms,” Butt wrote on social media.
September
Pakistani models Mushk Kaleem and Alicia Khan graced the ramp at Milan Fashion Week as they walked for Haitian-Italian designer Stella Jean. While Jean often creates unique cultural fusions in her work, this collection was perhaps the most auspicious new venture of the critically acclaimed designer because her collection featured handicrafts from northern Pakistan.
November
After the high profile royal visit to Pakistan by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived in Pakistan for a three-day visit in her capacity as the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. The Queen has been the UN Secretary General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development since 2009.
November
In a landmark peace move, the Pakistan government opened the Kartarpur Corridor, for the followers of Guru Nanak, which allowed them to visit the revered Sikh Guru’s final resting place without a visa. The project, touted by many as the ‘corridor of peace’ between the two arch-rivals, was completed in a record period of 11 months by Islamabad.
December
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s latest animation short film, SITARA: LET GIRLS DREAM won big at the Los Angeles Animation Festival 2019. This is a big achievement as it is the only animation film from Pakistan to have won three awards at LAAF 2019.
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