Today, Raffay met Chairman HEC Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, who congratulated him and encouraged all students to pursue scientific excellence.
The team participated under the STEM Careers Program, a joint initiative of HEC and PIEAS.
The team was led by Dr. Asma Imran and Dr. Asma Rehman from NIBGE. Ayyan Aslam (GCU Lahore) received an honourable mention, while Arooj Fatima (Fusion College Shakargarh) and Sadia Zulfiqar (Siddique Public School) also represented Pakistan.
NSTC, conducted by PIEAS under PAEC, selects and trains students annually in physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics. Since 2001, Pakistan has won 140 medals at international science olympiads, with over 4,500 students trained through the program.
