LAHORE, July 30: Pakistan has won for the first time an international award in mathematics at a contest held at Hanoi, Vietnam, from July 19 to 30. Pakistan had participated in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). After a tough contest participated by maths students from a large number of countries, a six-member national team of Pakistan won the bronze medal and an Award of Honour.

The winner was Zaeem Husain of Aitchison College, Lahore. Other members of the team were Muhammad Fahd Waseem, Mustafa Abbas, Saif Sultan, Sohaib Afzal and Awais Tariq.

Team leader Dr A D Raza Chaudhry, who is director-general of the GCU’s School of Mathematical Sciences (SMS), said in a message from Hanoi on Monday the victory had proved that Pakistani students could also win silver and gold medals in less than six years, but they needed expert coaching in mathematics.—Reporter