From celebrations to attacks, movies to congregations, selfies to bans and marriages to divorces – the year 2015 has been quite eventful for Pakistan. Despite all the setbacks and challenges, upheavals in the socio-political system of the country, the people of Pakistan continue to bring glory, certifications and merit-full rewards in the name of the country.
Unique Pakistan, a popular Facebook page dedicated to highlighting all the good things about the country has created the pictorial journey of Pakistan’s achievements for the year 2015, something that our media, unfortunately, forgot to highlight.
Here is a summary of every laudable milestone by Pakistani citizens and all the achievements and milestones reached by Pakistanis in 2015:
Pakistan declared as World’s second nation sheltering most refugees
Pakistani boy won second prize at NASA
First Anti-colorism Campaign Launched
Pak-China Friendship Tunnel Constructed
Pakistani Weight-Lifter Talha bagged Silver Medal
World’s Renowned Hotel Chain opened 10 New Hotels in Pakistan
Yamaha Motor-Cycle Plant Inaugurated in Pakistan
Pakistan’s Elite SSG Troops Top List of World’s Most Formidable Special Units
Pakistani Truck Art Used in Dolce & Gabbana’s New Beauty Campaign
Phone App Developed by Komal Ahmed to feed homeless people
Team Pakistan won big at Technology Awards in Colombo
Pakistan to Become IT Superpower by 2025 according to Ahsan Iqbal
Lahori Photographer Captured Incredible Image of Attacking Lion
Pakistani Activist Syeda Ghulam Fatima Received Global Citizen Award in New York
Karachi Artists Reclaim City Walls from Hate Graffiti
Pakistani Surgeon Broke US Doctor’s Guinness World Record
Yasir Shah Became Fastest Pakistani Bowler to take 50 Test Tickets
Pakistani Men Rated Among World’s Most Attractive Men
Pakistani Girl Launched Video Game to Educate the Underprivileged
Lahore Students Become Youngest Certified Ethical Hackers
SMU Launched Motorbike Training for Women
16 Year-Old Sumail Won Big at DOTA Championship in Seattle
Pakistani Entrepreneurs Launched Uber for Rickshaws
Pakistani Student Won Third Place at Intel Science Fair
Afridi Made It to the 20 Most Charitable Athletes List
Farrukh Baba Made Country Proud by Launching 3D Printers on Local Level
Islamabad International Airport Became First Airport to Support Landing of Biggest Aircraft, Airbus A-380
NetSol secures a place in Forbes “Best Software Companies To Work For In 2015” list
Islamabad declared world’s second most beautiful capital
Record number of cars sold in Pakistan in March 2015
Pakistani girl ran NYC Marathon and raised $10,000 for The Citizen’s Foundation School in Karachi
Samosa Vendor’s Son Secured First Position in Intermediate Exams
LUMS Faculty won U.S patent on Advanced Radar Technology
Pakistani student won gold medal in international math competition
‘Lok Mela’ opened with colourful events
Friends TV Show Got Its own themed cafe in Pakistan
Misbah ul Haq made it to the Guinness Book of World Records
Pakistani artist gave Mumbai taxi a desi makeover
Facebook provided free Internet access to Pakistani citizens
Amir Khan Launched his boxing academy in Pakistan
NCA broke societal barriers by hiring transgender staff in Pakistan
Pakistani student won bronze medal at Microsoft Office championship
Pakistan Army honoured women serving in the armed forces
Amir Khan visited Lyari and inspired upcoming boxers
BBC Pakistani presenter Mishal Husain named broadcaster of the year
Three Pakistani mosques placed in list of world’s beautiful mosques
Muniba Mazari becomes the first female UN Ambassador
Moody upgraded Pakistan’s bond rating
PM inaugurated tunnels over Attabad Lake in Gilgit Baltistan
Tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan experienced revival
Australian Blogger praised Pakistan
Google uploaded Pakistan’s cultural treasures online
First Solar-powered plane enters Pakistan
Pakistan Became First Asian Associate Member of CERN
Zahida Kazmi Became First Pakistani Female Taxi Driver
Bodla Became first Pakistani to be inducted in USA Hall of fame
Aaima declared first in London varsity’s exams
Pakistani photo wins first place in Wiki Loves Earth contest 2015
‘Bin Roye’ becomes the biggest release from Pakistan in India
3 Bahadur First Animated Pakistani Movie Released
Shoaib Malik- First Pakistani to score 5000 runs in T20 format
SZABIST Became First Pakistani law university to offer PhD
NASDAQ Stock Exchange Rings Bell to Mark Pakistan’s Independence Day
World’s largest solar power station built in Pakistan
Pakistan succeeds first JF-17 order at Paris Air Show
Young Pakistan lights up stage at 14th LUX Style Awards
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry paid tribute to Samina Baig
Pakistan gets additional 50,000 sq-km in sea area
Pakistanis celebrated 69th Independence Day
Pakistani Government Launched Injectable Vaccine To Fight Polio
After 7-year hiatus, nation witnessed Pakistan Day parade
Six years on from Lahore attack, hope returns to the Pakistan game
Yasir Shah Broke Another Cricket Record
Pakistani Citizen shortlisted for mankind’s first one-way trip to Mars
First Pakistani Super Store Launched in Berlin
Humans of New York Brandon Stanton Came to Pakistan
HONY Captured photo that raised $2 million to free bonded brick workers
Fawad Khan Won Filmfare Award for Best Debut Actor in India
Five-year-old Laila Naim became first Pakistani to model for Burberry
Hamza Amin Became First Pakistani Golfer to Play Australian Open
Almira Became First Pakistani Woman Footballer to Play in U.K.
First Pakistani Girl to Ride Solo to Norther Areas of Pakistan
Kaleemullah Became Fist Pakistani to Sign up For a US Football Club
6th Karachi Literature Festival Broke Previous Records
Pakistan’s First Female Truck Driver Found
Pakistan’s First Female Fire Fighter, Shazia Parveen
Pakistan Conducts Successful Test Launch of Shaheen-III Ballistic Missile
BBDO Pakistan Won First Ever Gold Lions at Cannes
Manto Pakistani Movie Set a New Milestone for Pakistani Cinema
6-Year Old Pakistani Boy Became the Youngest Certified Microsoft Professional
Pakistan’s Special Olympics Squad Won 35 Medals
Usman Malik First Pakistani to Win Bram Stocker Award for Short Fiction
Younis Khan Became First Pakistani to Score 9000 Test Runs in Cricket
Pakistani Fiza Farhan Made it to Forbes List of 30 Young Social Entrepreneurs
Sohni Dharti By Coke Studio
Sightseeing Lahore: Pakistan’s First Double Decker Bus Service Launched
Source: Unique Pakistan
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