The Pakistani Teams of talented students selected by the STEM Careers Programme (SCP) and its Home Institutes, represented Pakistan in 21^st International Biology Olympiad (IBO) in Changwon, Korea, 42^nd International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) in Tokyo, Japan 51^st International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Astana, Kazakhstan and 41^st International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Zagreb, Croatia in July, 2010.

 The IBO team was led by Dr Zafar M Khalid and Dr Muhammad Saeed of NIBGE Faisalabad. The IChO team was led by Prof Dr. Khalid M Khan and Dr Raza Shah of HEJ Research Institute, Karachi. The IMO team was led by Prof Dr A D Raza Choudary and Dr Ahmed Mahmood Qureshi of ASSMS, GCU, Lahore. The IPhO team was led by Dr Shahid Qamar and Dr Masroor Ikram of PIEAS, Islamabad.

The dedication and hard work of members of the SCP, HEC, Home Institutes i.e. NIBGE, HEJ Research Institute, ASSMS and PIEAS in selecting and preparing these students paid dividends when two students won Bronze Medals (BM) and four students won Honorable Mentions (HM) in these competitions. The details are as under:

Subject of Olympiad	Student Name	Father / Guardian Name	College Name
Biology	Ama Tus Salam Naila (BM)	Abdul Wajid Hussain	Garison Academy for Boys, Tufail Road, Lahore Cantt
	Ms Warda Faridi (BM)	Manzoor Ahmed Faridi	Army Public School and College Gujrawala Cantt
Mathematics	Mr. Waqar Ali Syed (HM)	Syed Muhammad Mohsin	Baecon House School System Gulshan, Karachi
Physics	Mr. Mufaddal Abid Marvi (HM)	Abid Hussain Marvi	Nixor College, Karachi
	Mr. Muhammad Abdur Rafae (HM)	Khalid Mahmood Ahmad	Army Public School and College Rawalpindi
	Ms. Amna Shahab (HM)	Shahab Khushnood	Bahria College, E-8, Islamabad

These annual International Olympiads provide pre-university science students from around the world an opportunity to compete in solving challenging theoretical and experimental science problems that only the most talented youth of their age can answer.

233 students from 58 countries participated in IBO 2010,  358 students representing 109 countries participated in IChO, 517 students, for the rank of the best young mathematician the world competed students from 97 countries in the IMO 2010 and total of 367  pre-university students from 82 nations participated in IPhO.

Pakistani IBO-2010 Team: From Left Standing: Ms Warda Faridi (Bronze Medalist), Ms Fatima Tun Nissa, Ms Ama Tus Salam Naila (Bronze Medalist), Mr Abdul Moiz, Dr Muhammad Saeed (Deputy Team Leader), Dr Zafar M Khalid (Team Leader), and the Pakistani Team Guide July, Changwon, Korea.

Pakistani IMO-2010 Team: From Left: Mr. Abdusami Bin Khurram, Mr. Zaid Saeed Khan, Mr Barbu Berceanu Mr. Waqas Ahmed, Dr A D Raza Ch.  (Team Leader), Dr. Ahmad Mahmood Qureshi (Deputy Team Leader), and Mr. Waqar Ali Syed (Honorable Mention), july-2010, Astana, Kazakhstan.

 

Pakistani IPhO-2010 Team: From Left Standing: Dr. Shahid Qamar (Team Leader), Mr. Mufaddal Abid Marvi (Honorable Mention), Ms. Amna Shahab (Honorable Mention), the Pakistani Team Guide, Dr Masroor Ikram (Deputy Team Leader), Sitting from Left: Mr. Suleman Belal Kazi and Mr Abdur Rafae (Honorable Mention), Zagreb, Croatia