A boy named Muhammad Asim Masoom Zubair has been honored with the prestigious Diana Award for his work on UN sustainable development goals for the last five years.
Hailing from Bahawalpur, the 24-year-old was given the award for mainly working on the frontline as a healthcare professional during the initial outbreak of COVID-19.
He led the COVID-19 awareness campaign and produced 5,000 bottles of WHO-recommended hand sanitizers amid shortage and distributed them free of cost to all frontline workers.
Diana Award was established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. Asim Masoom Zubair was particularly acknowledged due to his social and humanitarian efforts in Bahawalpur amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He is a former president of the IUB Science Society and led more than 10 projects in 2020.
