**Aarifa Karim, a Pakistani girl from Faisalabad who became the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in 2004 at the age of nine, is in a critical condition in a hospital in Lahore, Express News reported on Thursday.
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Karim’s father told Express News that she had an epileptic attack on December 22 which damaged her heart and her brain.
Doctors said that she is on a ventilator and they might have to unplug her machines as there are hardly any chances of saving her, but they cannot take any decision against the family’s will.
After the news of Karim’s condition emerged, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif took notice of it and announced providing economic support to the family, but Karim’s family refused to take the money.
Karim had also earned the Fatima Jinnah gold medal and Salam Pakistan Youth Award in 2005 over her achievement, and was also invited to the Microsoft Headquarters in the US by Bill Gates for being the World’s youngest MCP.
Karim earned her first flight certificate by flying a plane at a flying club in Dubai at the age of 10, and was invited by Microsoft in 2006 to be a key-note speaker at the Tech-Ed Developers Conference, where she was the only Pakistani among over 5,000 developers.
She is currently 16 years old and is studying at Lahore Grammar School Paragon Campus.
**Please pray for her. May Allah give her shifa, Aameen
Re: World's youngest MCP Aarifa Karim in critical condition
funny that how Aisha Khan's disappearance gets so much attention on GS just because she is from states and a thread to pray for a Pakistani girl goes unnoticed.
Anyway , really hope she gets better soon. Just saw her hospital pic on tribune's website it broke my heart. May Allah talah give her health can't imagine what the parents must be going through
Re: World's youngest MCP Aarifa Karim in critical condition
When you think of how this family is starting out their new year......it puts things in perspective for you. Read an article a moment ago saying that while doctors were without hope at one point of her recovery/survival....now some are saying that cereberal activity can be activated. If they're successful in this...I wonder if they'll be able to get her back to her former condition or would she be more limited/handicapped in her abilities. The latter will be a challenge for the parents. May Allah give her parents and her the strength to deal with whatever outcome.
Re: World's youngest MCP Aarifa Karim in critical condition
^In the article in the original post, it says that Shahbaz Sharif offered economic support to Aarifa's family. So it can't be said that nobody offered help. But, yes, I agree.....that is awesome of Bill Gates.
Re: World's youngest MCP Aarifa Karim in critical condition
^In the article in the original post, it says that Shahbaz Sharif offered economic support to Aarifa's family. So it can't be said that nobody offered help. But, yes, I agree.....that is awesome of Bill Gates.
offering is one thing. Actually DOING something is separate. And Bill Gates is an awesome person. He is becoming a very respectable philanthropist these days.
**Aarifa Karim, a Pakistani girl from Faisalabad who became the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in 2004 at the age of nine, is in a critical condition in a hospital in Lahore, Express News reported on Thursday.
. Aameen.