Islamabad is the home to five of our top scoring students this year, making it this year’s top city. The other two firsts in Pakistan are from Karachi. All six Standard entry students studied at teaching institutions and our one first class Graduate entry student studied independently.
Maham Nawaz studied at TILS (The Institute of Leal Studies) Islamabad and says that ‘achieving a First Class was always a step in my ladder of personal goals’. It’s an amazing achievement and a success that she shares with her ‘parents, family, friends who have been like family, and of course my teachers at TILS Islamabad who first inspired me to aim for a First Class’. Congratulations Maham!
Islamabad School of Law (ISL) has two first class students this year, they are Ahmed Farooq and Rayam Karim.
As well as studying hard for the LLB during his three years at ISL, Ahmed was also busy training for at least four hours each day as a national swimmer. ‘Each of us has certain gifts and abilities’ says Ahmed, ‘it is our choice whether we decide to utilise and better them, to attempt to transcend limitations, both physical and mental, or to remain within the lethargic realm of comfort and mediocrity.’ Well Ahmed, no one can say you opted for mediocrity!
Rayam says she was ‘blissfully ignorant’ of what studying law would involve and that her first year marks showed little sign of the prospects of a First class degree! Success for her ‘is all about knowing yourself and what works for you’ until you reach the point where things ‘starts to make sense’. We’re glad you made that leap!
The School of International Law (SIL), also based in Islamabad, is the third teaching institution celebrating its successes this year and they are Shayan Ahmed Khan and Sakeena Moen.
Sakeena attributes her success to determination: ‘To excel in one’s field is a deliberate choice that one has to make every day.’ Describing her results as ‘beyond my expectations’ she recognises the support of her mother, who she describes as ‘my greatest source of inspiration’.
Building on his accountancy background, and ‘fuelled with passion to learn craftsmanship in the field of corporate law, tax’ and other commercial areas we hope that Faran will now feel well equipped for his future career aspirations.
Delia studied at New College of the Humanities in London and says that ‘while the University of London LLB exams surely aren’t the easiest, they are very rewarding.’ We’re glad that you achieved a First class reward!
Mohamed Yoki comes from Sierra Leone and is the first First class LLB student we’ve had from Sierra Leone this century. He is a Graduate entrant and studied independently.
He does not, however, recommend a total immersion in the law, and says that spending time with his wife and family was key to ‘finding a balance’ to bolster his academic success.
Desmond Liew Zhi Hong is from Malaysia and studied at Brickfields Asia College (BAC) in Kuala Lumpur.
There is no doubt that the success of many of our students, including 12 of this year’s 15 Firsts, is in no small part thanks to the support and guidance they receive from their local teaching institution and the dedication and commitment of their teachers. We join you in thanking them for their invaluable work.
Two teaching institutions in Bangladesh that are celebrating this year are London College of Legal Studies (South) (LCLS(S)) and British School of Law (BSL). LCLS(S) has two First class students, Mohammad Taqi Yasir and Tahsin Kamal Tonima and BSL has one, Ramisa Jahan (pictured with the Director and her sisters).
Tahsin’s motivation to achieve was a dream, and she says ‘all that one requires is a dream and a strong willpower to catch that dream’ this requires ‘firmness, self-control, determination, dedication, passion and most importantly patience.’ Thankfully the dream came true!
I know you will join me in congratulating our fifteen firsts of 2016-17. You too will be discovering your exam results in the next few days and I hope that they are what your deserved and desired. I congratulate all of you who achieved what you worked hard to attain; I commiserate with those who did not. I encourage all of you to be thankful for those who have supported you this past year; your loved ones, family, friends, study companions and lecturers. I’m sure they will be there for you – whatever your results!
Note: the details of three First class students are not included here either because they have requested anonymity or not granted permission for their data to be included.
It’s being pleasure to be a Bangladeshi and to be seen some beautiful Bangladeshi people who had done absolutely marvelous work.
Congratulations to the 2016-17 firsts, you are our inspiration!