Short in height but high in spirits, three feet and eight inches tall Khurram is a graduate in the field of computer sciences, but is a little disappointed for not being able to get a job since August last after clearing his final examinations.
Khurram Ishfaq Qazi, 23, completed his BSc (Honours) in Software Engineering from the University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Taxila, and was confident that after getting his degree, he would not only get a suitable job but also be able to continue further studies. However, so far, he has failed to get a positive nod from any government or private institution where he took written tests and gave interviews.
Currently, he is doing an internship with EDO Health through the National Internship Programme, but he is not getting a chance to show his skills in Software Engineering. Khurram has also sent a proposal to the health department for establishing their IT department and creating their official website free of cost, but he is still waiting for a response from them. Four research papers by Khurram have already been published in different publications of Malaysia, Korea, Greece and England.
Talking to ‘The News’ Khurram said, “I didn’t make my short height my weakness and competed many other normal boys at UET Taxila. During my study period at the university, I didn’t consider myself as a disabled person, but now I am thinking I was wrong, as despite clearing the tests and interviews in many government and private organisations, I failed to get a job,” he said and added that he also applied in UET Taxila for the post of laboratory assistant, but he is still waiting for a response from even his own university.
“I want to continue my studies, but because of my limited resources, I am not in a position to do so, which is why I am looking for a job to bear my expenses. I want to work like other normal persons and want to support my father, who is running a technical education school since 1976, where he provides free education to young boys,” Khurram said.
“I got free education at UET Taxila because of the former Punjab governor, Khalid Maqbool, when he visited the university and after meeting me ordered waiving off all my university fees,” he added.
Khurram appealed to Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif and Governor Punjab Salman Taseer to help him get a suitable job, so he could not only help his family but also continue to get higher education in Software Engineering.
Source:http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=232194
