Pakistan

Pakistani teacher shortlisted for final round of prestigious awards

Uroosa Imran teaches a child who suffers from rare disease due to which he is unable to sit, walk or hold things

Safdar Rizvi June 13, 2022

Uroosa Imran is the regional winner for MENA and Pakistan. PHOTO: EXPRESS

KARACHI:

A teacher from Pakistan had reached the final round of the 2022 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards, a prestigious global competition where teachers from all around the world are appreciated for going the extra mile to help students achieve their full potential.

According to an official statement issued by Cambridge University Press, the award nominations are dependent on how far and beyond teachers are willing to go to make the "ordinary, extraordinary".

"2022 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards included 7,000 nominees from 113 countries across the globe from which six regional winners were selected by a panel of judges who made it to the final round," it added.

It said that the nominees included Uroosa Imran from Beaconhouse School System who is the regional winner for MENA and Pakistan.

"Uroosa teaches a child who suffers from a rare muscular disease due to which he is unable to sit, walk or hold things in his hands. Because of her efforts, the child comes happily to school, participates in all the activities and is learning to express his needs and wants," the PR said and added that Uroosa's relentless efforts are an inspiration to teachers across the globe.

Teachers from Pakistan have always been at the forefront of these awards. Previously, Ahmed Saya from Cordoba School was elected as the global winner of the award for his exemplary efforts.

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"Teachers are arguably the most important members of our society. They give children purpose, set them up for success as citizens of the world, and inspire in them a drive to do well in life," Country Head for Cambridge University Press Karima Kara said.

"I am extremely proud that year after year, teachers from Pakistan are winning this award and are inspiring good in others," she added.

COMMENTS (10)

Safia | 2 years ago | Reply Excellent Ms. Uroosa all de best

test | 2 years ago | Reply Really appreciate but we do not need awards we need technological and industrial manufacturing units in Pakistan. We need giga factories to produce machines and defence technology at massive scale. We need innovators and inventors. We need best of the best economists and businessmen. We need best of the best policy makers and politicians. In general we need leaders in the fields be it engineering science technology politics economics or defence. If we have any tell me one Whose achievement has put Pakistan on the path to massive industrialization with 100s of billions of dollars annual exports from Pakistan Actually there is no leader to lead our country. These all are jokers and just keep joking around and its result is that no country is trusting us that we can achieve anything. Countries will think we are kidding. For example when india annexed occupied Kashmir and changed its special terrority status to its own terrority. What did we do Did we attacked india for doing that Neither we attacked nor world believe in what we were saying at the time Because we were sitting idle and were watching the situation as a result the world only watched the situation while india laughed. So in short we need leaders not awards. I would suggest to export this award and in return get billions of dollars. Or when you are hungry eat those awards. Or when you need defence attack the enemy with this award. Even if we start manufacturing awards at least we can bring in some 100s of million dollars by exporting them.

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test | 2 years ago | Reply Really appreciate but we do not need awards we need technological and industrial manufacturing units in Pakistan. We need giga factories to produce machines and defence technology at massive scale. We need innovators and inventors. We need best of the best economists and businessmen. We need best of the best policy makers and politicians. In general we need leaders in the fields be it engineering science technology politics economics or defence. If we have any tell me one Whose achievement has put Pakistan on the path to massive industrialization with 100s of billions of dollars annual exports from Pakistan Actually there is no leader to lead our country. These all are jokers and just keep joking around and its result is that no country is trusting us that we can achieve anything. Countries will think we are kidding. For example when india annexed occupied Kashmir and changed its special terrority status to its own terrority. What did we do Did we attacked india for doing that Neither we attacked nor world believe in what we were saying at the time because we were sitting idle and were watching the situation as a result the world only watched the situation while india laughed. So in short we need leaders not awards. I would suggest to export this award and in return can we get billions of dollars Or when you are hungry eat those awards Or when you need defence attack the enemy with this award Even if we start manufacturing awards at least we can bring in some 100s of million dollars by exporting them.

Asif Lashari | 2 years ago | Reply There s a grammatical mistake in 3rd line of 2nd paragraph. Please correct it.

Sabiha Hussain | 2 years ago | Reply It is honour for Pakistan that teachers from our country are winning this award. We should be proud of our teachers and they should be encouraged by their own people.

Sane | 2 years ago | Reply Great and very happy to learn this. Pakistan has excellent people

Zafar Talpur | 2 years ago | Reply We are really prouding that such kind of hardworking and dedicated teachers like Uroosa are working for the Nobel cause of education and no doubt throughout world and especially in Pakistan there are so many s people they have such a spirit and devotion for working education in any condition

Aziz | 2 years ago | Reply May Allah Give Complete SHIFA to the child suffering from mascular disease and to all such kids of the Nation. Ameen. Selfless efforts of nominated teacher from Pakistan are great Contribution to recovery of this child May Allah Give her Ajar for that and Bestow same selfless spirit to other teachers of the Nation. Ameen.

Amna | 2 years ago | Reply Mashallaha well done we are proud of teachers like you.

Infal Rizwan | 2 years ago | Reply She truly depicts and reflects the meaning of teacher through her work

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