Nine Pakistanis feature on Forbes ‘30 under 30’ Asia list

Every year Forbes releases it’s much anticipated “30 under 30” Asia list and just like last year, this year again Pakistanis have managed to make it to the list.

Here are the nine Pakistani’s who have made it to this year’s list:

Muhammad Asad Raza and Abrahim Ali Shaha

Health care is fast becoming one of the most sought-after industry. So it is no surprise the new wave of entrepreneurs are heading towards it.

Muhammad Asad Raza along with his partner Abrahim Shaha launched Neurostic, a healthcare startup which aims to provide low cost and high quality wearable and implantable medical devices for the developing world.

Neurostic also provides prosthetic services for amputees in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Syria, places that have little or no access to rehabilitation facilities.

Muhammad Shaheer Niazi

Seventeen-year-old student and scientist Muhammad Shaheer Niazi was the first to photograph the movement of ions that create the honeycomb shape made when electrically charged particles try to pass through a pool of oil

In 2016, Niazi was Pakistan’s first participant in the International Young Physicist Tournament in Russia. His work has also appeared in the Royal Society Open Science journal.

Adnan Shaffi and Adeel Shaffi

E-commerce is another industry that has started to flourish in Pakistan.

Siblings Adnan Shaffi and Adeel Shaffi, founded PriceOye in 2015, a price comparison platform for electronics in second and third-tier cities in Pakistan.

The platform uses data analytics to provide marketing information to retailers and at the same time finds the best deals across a variety of retailers for the consumers.

Sadia Bashir

For her work in bridging the gap between education and gaming, Sadia Bashir was chosen by Forbes.

She cofounded Pixel Art Games Academy, which aims to bridge the gap between the gaming industry demand and education by providing training in video game development and recruitment opportunities.

Hamza Farrukh

Founder of Bondh-E-Shams, Hamza’s company aims to tackle the problem of water scarcity in the most poorly connected areas of Pakistan.

The solar-powered wells supply clean water to 1,500 residents of a village in Pakistan. One pump can supply clean water up to some 5,000 people every day.

Syed Faizan Hussain

The 23-year old has a host of projects under his belt.

Founder of Perihelion Systems, the start-up uses technology to make lives better.

Some of Perihelion’s products include Edu-Aid, a sign language translating software; One Health, a disease surveillance and tracking system used to predict outbreaks and alert health institutions to expedite intervention; and Glove Gauge, wearable technology to facilitate professional production processes such as measurements.

Momina Mustehsan

Singer Momina Mustehsan made it to the list for her fight for women’s right.

The Coke Studio singing sensation made it big, after her version of Afreen Afreen became the most viewed song on YouTube. Since then she has been using her star power to champion for women’s right across Pakistan.