Pakistan first 3D Printer Maker – Arkam Suharwardy

Pakistan first 3D Printer Maker –  Arkam Suharwardy. 

By Sobia Saleem

An enthusiastic and versatile individual with a wide range experience in Mechatronics Engineering and E-Marketing. Studied, worked, lived and traveled around the world.  Pir Arkam Suharwardy! Arkam is an Arabic term – known as first Preaching Centre of Islam, just like his just he proved himself First Preacher of 3D Printer in Pakistan. He opens gates in Pakistan for cheap robot making and gave Pakistan a very first 3D-Printer and known as 1st 3D printer maker of Pakistan in an age of just 23.
His Journey from Ordinary to Extraordinary:  Pakistan 1st 3D printer maker was born on 20th May, 1991 in Hyderabad, inherently from Naushero Feroze, Alumni of St. Bon & Foundation Public School (FPS). He is a graduate of Telecommunication Engineering with CGPA of 3.15. Studied in Bahcesehir University, Istanbul Turkey in M.Sc Mechatronics Engineering with CGPA of 3.45. His undergrad project was A RepRap 3D printer. He is the first guy to make a 3D printer in Pakistan. During his bachelors, He was awarded undergrad scholarship by USEFP to study one semester in University of Huntsville Alabama, USA and was selected as Cultural Ambassador of Pakistan to United States, where he promoted and shared his Sindhi Culture through presentations in different schools and universities. During his bachelors he made lots of Electronics/Robotics Projects which he profiled in his online blog later made into DIY website. He helps the undergrad students who are pursuing Electronics Engineering and interested in Robotics. He also owns a youtube channel which aids his projects and shares his Video-tutorials on how to make those projects. Currently working as an Account Manager at Bru London Ltd, His past professional work experience includes: Brand Strategist in Oo-Kuma 3D printing Filaments, Istanbul Turkey, Facilitator Education Technologies at Generation’s School, Karachi, STEM Instructor at Robotics Labs, Phase VI, Karachi. He has also conducted a 3D Printing workshop for SZABIST software engineering students. Due to his research work and skills in robot design, he was honored as Robot Design Judge in inter-Karachi FIRST Robot Lego league competition held at KITE University, Karachi. Looking at his struggle and successes he was invited as Inspirational Speaker at Marriot, Karachi by Habib University to speak at summer camp named “Tech-Shack”. As Facilitator Education Technologies he trained teachers to conduct Robotics Courses in school and also mentored a team in Robotic competition which was held in Spain and succeeded with second prize. He earned from Photography to support his Engineering projects and research. Based on his Semester Results at Bahcesehir University, IETLS Score and Language proficiency tests, he had been awarded an Erusmus Exchange program Scholarship in Hochschule Düsseldorf. He had studied one semester of his M.Sc in Germany, Dusseldorf 2015/2016 Fall semester and succeeds with 4.0 CGPA there. He took 4 courses, did 3 to 4 projects, traveled 15 states and have been into 28 states of Europe through his 6 months Erusmus Exchange Program in Germany.

His first 3D Printer and few images which he had printed from it.
Example of Unparalleled Intellect :  He is one perfect example of unparalleled intellect, continuous struggle, he proved that it is only way out that leads towards success. While in conversation with him, he shared his life mantra that : “My dream is to become Technopreneur. I want to dedicate my entire life to Technology and Educational development in Pakistan. I dream big and to make it come true, I struggle hard!“
In his childhood, he was inclined towards Art & Drawing. He used to participate in drawing competitions and usually had topped in most of them. According to him, he was below average student in his academics at his school level but remained always at top in Science exhibitions, drawing contests, debating societies and quiz competitions.

After his high school life, when time arrived of his graduation, he was totally confused, he hadn’t have any idea what to do next, where to join,  as per his interest in Arts he was thinking to go to CEAD but contrary to his wish, his parents wanted him to go to Telecommunication Engineering MUET – So, he joint there! He shared that, throughout his 1st year at graduation college he barely had any idea about telecommunication engineering, course was flying over his head yet he managed to grab a good CGPA but he wasn’t enjoying there, he used to spend more time in labs of other departments like Electronics, Mechanical etc. At that time he realized that, this something he can do it, but he don’t want to do it, he was missing thrill. He developed his interest in Robots, Circuit boards at that time.
He is among one of first Muetian who was selected in UGRAD who went to US for cultural exchange program. He pursed there USA History, Jawa Programming and Robotics. He was really good into Robotics, He learnt a lot there, new perspective of life he had developed there, and on his return he thrusts himself into making of cheapest robot in Pakistan. People mocked him, made fun of his passion but he never turned his ears on them, remained engaged in chasing his passion, eventually he got succeed in giving Pakistan’s 1st cheapest robot.

Courageous Saga behind First 3D Printer Maker Of Pakistan :
For his final year project, he wanted to do something BIG, something DIFFERENT, something like which hadn’t been done before, he thought to prepare a 3D – Printer, yes 3D printer in 2012, Pakistan used to import it at that time, when he putted his project proposal to his professors, they refused to accept it because he was in telecommunication engineering and 3D-Printer is subject of electronics but somehow he got through it, He earned his worth, he proved himself. He chased his passion and made his NAME a BRAND. It was like he had done a wonder in field of electronics being a student of telecommunication. He got 98 marks in project from Chairman of his department. It was highest marks chairman had ever given in his career to any student. He was 1st from his batch that got job even before his practical exams with very very handsome salary package only at the age of 23 on the bases of his passion for robotics and electronics.
Arkam struggled and made his life and name but desires are like sea water, the more you drink of them, the more you feel thirsty to achieve your dreams. He had offered from 11 big universities of UK for his masters but he started his Masters in Mechatronics in Turkey.

He printed 3D vessel – 21 Jan, 2013! Its ever first print from his own 3D printer.
Shades of Arkam’s Personality:  Despite of being confident and energetic young hunk, he has frank nature, cool tempered guy with ever smiling face and broad vision of acceptance. He is polite and humble, always up for helping others, having good and wide social circle.
They say ; wit’s flight and wit’s journey in immeasurable, it is hard to explain Arkam’s color of skills, some people posses hidden treasures in their personality – He is Technopreneur, Engineer, E-Markerter, Photographer, Traveler, Blogger, Web Developer, Graphic Designer.
And let me tell you an astonishing thing about him, he never went for any institute to learn web developing, graphic designing, he learnt himself from books, internet and libraries. He believed in himself, according to him, if you have will to become something, to learn something to earn, you CAN do it, all you need is continuous struggle, full dedication and constancy towards your goal.
We often see dignified and elegant personalities around us, with high spirit and achievements but an honored position is acquired after a long period of struggle. And Arkam had gone through struggling phase courageously. He is a proficient photographer, he had started his own brand during his graduation days, covered events to earn to invest for his projects. At that time Arkam became kind of famous as photographer and nobodies knows his Rookiee Electronics (He was fanatics about it and still he is – his passion)
 Hence he proved that there is a will, there is a way. These lines truly rectify for people like him, who turned way to glorious life. He is perfect combination of creativity, leadership skills and time management. You know what, let me reveal another surprising point about his personality, he used to set daily reminders, I was amazed to see when he showed me his phone, there everything was in line, tightly packed schedule but perfectly managed. This makes me believe in, even in this era, people do exist who know value and worth of time. I can say for sure this is one the fundamental factor behind his success and glory.
Lighter Sides of Arkam : While sharing lighter side of his personality he told, he never gets bore, he loves to do adventures, tried news things, hard workers, smart and intelligent people appeal him.
When he was asked that your parents are both a big part of your life, which one do you feel had the most influence on you….? He replied “My mom is great, I love her! I went for Telecom and then Turkey as per her desire but I always wanted to impress my dad, one of my goal of life is to make him proud always”
Readers would be surprised to know that some movies played vital role in his life, he fulfilled his dreams after watching and being inspired by Wolf of Street Walls, Social Networking, Catch Me If You Can, Pursuit Of Happiness and Zindagi Na Mile Gi Dubara!
How Arkam Makes His Decisions : While making any decision or before initiating any new thing he calculates all pros and cons, after visiting all positive and negative aspects of circumstances he plan things and at the very top he keeps his parents happiness and wills. This depicts he is a perfect family man!
Daring :  He is daring, he makes deadlines for himself and completes his all self-given tasks at those deadline, it reveals that he enjoy to challenge himself. This is something alluring about his philosophy of life.
He is perfect proof that life is full of opportunities, if a person wills to take full advantage of it. Making your way in this constant society is a difficult task for some, it’s all the skills they have of entrepreneurship. According to him; Success is a greatest revenge, never leave your passion, always go for it, chase it, have it, manage yourself, time and strength for it. He is a epic fascination of pursing passion. According to him, degrees don’t matter but achievements do. Readers must be surprised to know that he never gave nor he was asked for his degree in renowned companies in which he is acquiring important positions like BRU London LTD – ABERCROMBIE & FITCH – OOKUMA FILAMNETS – Generations School – Robotics Labs (PVT) LTD – or as S.T.E.M Instructor.

As a traveler – as an explorer! He has been into 20 states.
Unsatisfied, Confused but Awe-Inspiring Individual : When he was asked about when he have been most satisfied in his life, he answered that he never gets satisfied  till yet, he always wants to do more, to explore more to experience more, to know more. He added “I am like a child, I think like a child, I have childish desires, I do things, I don’t think, I don’t know why I’m confused about life, still I’m confused, but let me tell you one thing, Confusion is a really nice thing, it excites human to explore more, to strive for more”
It compels me to think that if being confused is very nice thing which enables one to do wonder like Arkam does, I wish everyone would become confused and in ray of confusion people do big things like Arkam did and still he has many more plans to turn into actuality to set examples.
Imagine, If, in his 25 years of life, he does such magnificent attempts, what would he will do when he will be double in his age. For me, Arkam is not a mere name; he is a fanatic tale of vehemence full of inspiration, devotion, dedication, determination, and smartness. He is a ray of afflatus for those who seek motivation from incredible personage like him.
Barely people do appeals me, Arkam is among very few of them who incentivizes me, I’m glad to share I met him, I’m proud of him! Huge Respect for this hard striver for making his sustain place in world with passion for Circuits boards, Robots and Mectatronics.

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Sobia Saleem – (B.S II)
2K15/MC/84
“Interpretation of Youth in Pakistan “
Nahi tera Nasheman Qasar-e- Sultani ka gumbad par
tu Shaheen ha baser kar paharon ki chatano par

(You don’t have to make your nest on the dome of Queen’s palace,
Oh Eagle, choose to reside on the peaks of mountains)



According to Allama Iqbal’s above stated verses youth is one who can reach to sky, can fly so high like an eagle. Basically youth generation of any nation is considered as back bone of nation, it is suppose to be its future, youth community play very vital role at every stage of nation and country. Youth is considered as weapon which either can bring charms of achievement to any nation or curse.
    Imagine the youth community of sub-continent which together , under one platform, struggled hard for transforming momentum in masses for freedom and separate state . If we go back in deep history, if we try to look upon on event of conquered of Sindh in 712. We would mesmerized by the gallantry of Muhammad Bin Qasim that how amazingly he had conquered Sindh only at the age of 19 but he had defeated bravely his enemies. We have great examples of Tipu Sultan, Mehmood Gaznavi and many more who  set example in young age.
Well, if we are not in a mood to bother ourselves to put glance on history of it our history is not that much strong then lets look at the past events just happened in Kashmir, youth activist Burhan Wani, how just because of that young soul, situation of Kashmir has changed how rapidly people are getting eager for freedom and independence Burhan Wani was the young activist, who due to his devoted services people get awarded about their right and independence. Well this short span is all about few prominent youth leaders and activists of world who did their best to create change in their world, who gave their fullest to do their part in this world.
Now, lets we drop our concentration on what kind of interpretation of youth is prevailing in our dearest homeland “Pakistan”.
Interpretation of youth in Pakistan will surely bring you a sarcastic smile if it failed to make your face chuckle, Pakistan’s population is consist of more than 63% of youth. Youth is considered  as our country future.  Youth is solely responsible for our progressive future. So, if youth community has this much importance then have you ever imagined what would our youth should look like…? Normally, our society has divided into three major classes, i-e : Elite Class, Middle Class, Lower Middle Class. If we look at the ratio of youth of elite class then it is approximately 5.7%, like wise  in middle class youth has 40.12% ratio where as our major part of youth community is found in lower middle class which is nearly 17.12%  so, now lets examine one by one the priorities and interpretation  of youth according to their respective classes, youth belong to elite class seems very fortunate in terms of having all opportunities as compare to their deprived youth community of other two classes but despite  of having all opportunities, do they behave in same manner as they suppose to do…? Do they fulfill all their responsibilities. Do they train themselves as developed future of Pakistan…? Definitely answer is NO. Majority of them have indulged themselves in weird and time wasting sort of activities, their priorities have changed a lot and what matters  to them most. Then here come the youth of middle class challenges then have to face are different from elite, they seems most thrust one who wants to enjoy their youth along with having serious concern about their future as uncertainty about their future has also  been serious  concern  of them. Then in last youth of lower middle class come to whom has to face quite different kind of challenges, they don’t even know root causes of our problems of country, they don’t have any  interest  in who is ruling us and how they are doing so…. Their only area of interest is how they could earn their bread, how they could become eligible for making their both ends meet.  
Where as ; our youth prioritize should have to be different, they need to be more and more rational and intellectual in approach and interpretation of themselves. They need to be more concerned and attentive o address our challenges and in elimination of crises and short comes of society.

In connection  of this matter one of the youth activist of Pakistan who is currently residing in Australia, representing Pakistan  there speaks :  

“We have enough potential but it is more about our youth knows about? if they become aware of it only they will be able to utilize their energies in right directions
I think much of the talent has been wasted due to bad teachers and ill education system and yet we are just locked in dark room. The only way to get out of this all thing is to know the power, gift and energy we have in our youth.” – Bilal Sheikh – Youth Activist.

One of the other Youth Activist from Hyderabad utter these words while sharing his views on this topic :
“I want to see my youth following our religion Islam, Not in a extremists way, But in a way that they become a good human being” – Muzzamil Memon – Youth Activist – A Emerging talent.

While speaking to an youth activist from Quetta, that how he interprets our youth of country and where he is seeing them in future, he shared :
 “The Pakistani Youth has stepped on a train named as destiny that takes its passengers on the path towards development. Since the establishment of Pakistan, youth had always been crushed and oppressed by teachers, leaders and parents. Moreover the role of youth in politics has always been limited due to corrupt and inept political system. They failed to get exposed to the world that could lead to a new era of modernization. As the clock ticked and time flew, things started to change their discourse. The new century brought about much advancement along with the change in the trend of Pakistan”  Haris Agha -

So, according to above mentioned circumstances let hope for better and productive plus progressive interpretation of youth. Lets hope and work together in transforming good image of youth. Lets do it..!

Article by Sobia Saleem

Article by
Sobia Saleem
BS – II.
2k15/MC/84
“Social Sciences
Common Perceptions of Society &
Contemporary Problems.”
Several of the people perceptions, I’ve witnessed in recent years have compelled me to pen down on this important point, normally its prevailing thinking in our society that social sciences have no scope, no future; and those who pursuing it as their higher studies are either incompetent to get into any Medical or Engineering college or they are not that much Well Off to make themselves enough capable for these “holy studies”
Normally, social science students are mocked by society, they being criticized or have to face discriminating behavior but have ever our society bothered to realize importance of social sciences in society…? Have society ever tried to look upon the importance and existence of these subjects. In early days, social sciences had vital role in society and social science students had enjoyed foremost place in society, we have examples of Aristotle, Plato, Alexander Hamilton, Adam Smith, Max Weber, Henry Kissinger etc…? In current era, why society is way too much ignorant about these above stated Prominent Social Scientists..? Did they all study Engineering, Medical, Business? Definitely answer is NO! I don’t argue, that natural sciences are way too mainstream but the point which I’m trying to convey is Natural and Social both sciences are working together to make this universe a better place to live in. For example! Social scientists indicate the problem, need of society as social sciences are nearer to society, its study of people behavior, their needs and society and after being indicated by social scientist, natural science practitioners start working to find out its solution, most inventions of past would had become possible because when people started realizing their needs, so in this regard we can say that natural and social sciences are not apart but it both are working together for bring positive change it society.
Yearly, Hundreds of thousands students pass their intermediate examinations in pre-engineering, pre-medical, commerce, arts. If we look at the results of only 2015, then  58.85% students passed their intermediate examinations from Federal board and 61.67% from Sindh Board, 70.21% from Pubjab board, 60% from KPK and 59.32% from Balochistan board. Mostly those students were of Pre-medical and pre-engineering students. If we only look up at the results of Karachi or Hyderabad broad then in 2015, 12,733 candidates pass HSC exam - Pre-engineering, Science & General groups, did all joined medical or engineering colleges? Do we have enough seats to allocate all students in medical/engineering colleges? Do we have enough capacity to serve them…? Definitely answer is once again NO….! If We drop a gaze at our Jamshoro city, MUET has only 1000 seats yearly to allocate students per year, similarly LUMHs has only 263 seats where as University of Sindh admitted 3000 students per years. As per presented data, If passing out students don’t get departments according to their choice so what would they prefer…? Instead of getting into any social science/art department does society wants them to sit back in home or quit education…? Society is lacking to know that “Social Sciences mean inventing certain bran, Human we can understand.”
The social sciences, like the physical or biological sciences, are intellectual subjects, directed primarily toward understanding, rather than action. It would of course be a curious kind of “understanding” that had no implications for action, and this is perhaps especially true for the social sciences. Nevertheless, there is a difference between enlarging one’s understanding of human behavior and society on the one hand and trying to solve a social problem on the other. The social sciences are distinct from social problem solving, but each can contribute to the other.
                                                                                                        Its common perception in our society that if a person is pursuing social sciences for his/her higher studies he must had no idea yet decided what to do with their lives and it’s for all those whose premature frustrations led them into sterile alleys of confrontation.  Society needs to understand that Social Scientists are expertly trained to identify complex reasoning and ambiguities, showing what people find meaningful about work and what they expect from their employers.
Stereotype thinking of society says that if one is studying Engineering, Medicine, CA, Business etc then one has pursuing worth doing and that’s assurance of its bright future, usually due to this stereotype thinking even talented souls of social sciences have to go through discriminative behavior which proved as negative vibes for them, what normally people think that only medical, engineering can make you a productive aspect of society otherwise you’re waste of society if you’re pursuing not this stereotype thinking, but where people lacking here is that why don’t they understand that being average student in subjects of not ones choice why not being a star student of one’s own choice…?

The social sciences can help to make us aware of threats to our freedom while giving us greater power to control our own behavior in constructive ways, helping us to be more tolerant of diversity, to learn to live together in greater harmony, less violently and more satisfyingly. If we are to reap these benefits, however, we must work at understanding ourselves and our society, at perfecting a social science that is capable of meeting the challenges of our future.    
Well, it’s a vast debate, which never gets any fruitful result yet, still hoping for appropriate behavior of society towards this pathetic issue and deliberately waiting for that day when stereotype thinkers will gradually start realizing that “Man, that molecule of society,  is the subject of social science”