Balochistan girl scores top grades in ‘O Levels’

E-Paper | July 14, 2026

QUETTA: A girl student of Balochistan got five A*s (90 per cent or more) and three As (between 80pc and 89.9pc) in this year’s O Level examinations given by the University of Cambridge, it was learnt on Sunday.

Rafia Durrani, a student of the Iqra Army Public School, Quetta, may be the region’s top-scorer for the examinations.

According to the information released by the British university, Rafia secured A*s in English language, mathematics, physics, chemistry and Urdu. She secured As in biology, Islamiyat and Pakistan studies.

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zarar khan

Sep 16, 2013 11:11am

AoA!1st i really appriciate down news who inform us about very briilent student Rafia durrani she got a vv good marks,especially coz of impressing&joy that Rafia belong to Quetta ,,,Congratulation Rafia

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samar

Sep 16, 2013 12:18pm

Thumbs up! Good job. I hope she is able to carry on till higher education and be given an opportunity to actually contribute to the society (not married off)

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Sep 16, 2013 12:21pm

Congratulations. In our time 80-89 percentile was a B and getting 7-8 A's (over 90 percentile) was pretty much the minimum required to get in a top A'Levels' school.

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Zahid MAHMOOD

Sep 16, 2013 12:44pm

Many Congrats on achieving distinction. We all proud of you.

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Iqbal

Sep 16, 2013 12:46pm

we are proud of you.

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shuaib

Sep 16, 2013 12:54pm

Keep it up and make proud your parents, family, teachers and this Country. We need daughters and sons like you!! Good work

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Anwar

Sep 16, 2013 01:10pm

Congratulations! Keep it up. Continue hard work.

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Anwar

Sep 16, 2013 01:06pm

Congratulations! Keep it up. Continue hard work.

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Iftikhar Bashir

Sep 16, 2013 01:25pm

Ma sha Allah! May Allah bless you with more successes!

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Shakoor Alam

Sep 16, 2013 01:39pm

Bravo. We are really proud of our girls. Keep it up also in A-Level as well.

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rafiailyas

Sep 16, 2013 01:50pm

congratulations! rafia we all proud of u

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Khalid

Sep 16, 2013 02:06pm

We are proud of you and your achievement and long may it continue. You have made us all proud not only your parents and family.

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Arshad

Sep 16, 2013 02:03pm

Great

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Ramesh Manghirmalani

Sep 16, 2013 02:10pm

should this be your front page news

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Rehan

Sep 16, 2013 03:00pm

Very Much Appreciated- Good Luck

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Goga Nalaik

Sep 16, 2013 03:00pm

Bravo little girl, You are our shining tomorrow

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AHA

Sep 16, 2013 03:13pm

@Ramesh Manghirmalani: Yes, this should be a front page news specially because so much bad news comes out from Balochistan. This might make the people of Pakistan realize the people of Balochistan are actually people.

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javed

Sep 16, 2013 03:21pm

@samar: keep it up

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Ahmed

Sep 16, 2013 03:30pm

Masha'Allah, all the best! May Allah give you strength to achieve more wonders.Ameen.

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G.A.

Sep 16, 2013 04:47pm

This is wonderful. In many third world countries, by not letting women get proper education kills off potential inventors, rocket scientists, writers or doctors etc. perhaps there is a child out there who can discover cure for cancer or aids but will not because he or she will never get a chance of education.

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Ray

Sep 16, 2013 05:05pm

Now this is an achievement to be proud of. This is in my opinion a much better focused effort than the 47 A's scored by another student recently. All the best for the future!

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Aziz Dhamani

Sep 16, 2013 06:14pm

Very Good. We salute her.

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Sep 16, 2013 07:03pm

Well done Rafia. Keep up the good work and make us all proud.

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Mohammad Abul Hosein

Sep 16, 2013 08:38pm

Congratulations! by Mohammad Abul Hosein O-A Level Maths Teacher Dhaka, Bangladesh

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sharmeen

Sep 16, 2013 09:34pm

Amid depression, killings and chaos in our country such type of news brings a ray of hope and positivity. Way to go Rafia, May we get to read about such type of achievements by Pakistanis on regular basis. :)

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Ali

Sep 16, 2013 11:03pm

@Ramesh Manghirmalani: What do you mean? Is front page reserved for political news only? Get out of the box.

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Sep 16, 2013 11:33pm

Pakistan is prouds of Rafia. Children like her are a ray of hope for the future of this country. Well done Rafia.

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Maximas

Sep 16, 2013 11:49pm

Long live Quetta, Long live Pakistan

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Mustafa

Sep 17, 2013 12:33am

@samar: One can be married and still useful for the society. Why blame marriage?

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sdssdsd

Sep 17, 2013 12:36am

She is pashtun!

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Prakash

Sep 17, 2013 01:16am

How University Of Cambridge is conducting examination for Islamiyat and Pakistan studies.??

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ROHIT PANDEY

Sep 17, 2013 03:36am

Bet women like here will fish the Islamic world from the trouble it is in,right now. Heartiest congratulations!

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Amna ali

Sep 17, 2013 07:20am

so proud of you dear! keep up the good work make an example of yourself to other pakistani girls! so proud of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Mudassar

Sep 18, 2013 08:58am

This is a good achievement but not the worthy of getting so much praise and importance. Dozens of other kids in Pakistan got much much better results than that in O Levels this year and did not get noticed. Imagine their feelings !!!

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