MANCHESTER: Pakistani-origin High Sheriff of Greater Manchester Dr RobinaShah has been honoured with an international award for her services in theUnited Kingdom.

She will receive a Norwegian Organisation’s special award for herextraordinary volunteer services in the United Kingdom.

Originally from Rawalpindi, Shah a senior lecturer at the University ofManchester was officially installed as The High Sheriff on April 12.

Organised by the Pakistan Union Norway, the ceremony will be held on August25 in Oslo and will be attended by the Norwegian Minister for Culture TrineSkei Grande.linklink

“It is a huge privilege to be the custodian of this historic public servicerole in order to serve the people of Greater Manchester with dignity,humility and sincerity throughout my year of office,” she said.

In her message to the youth, she said, our young generation has the abilityto achieve their goals.

“There are challenges and hardships but the European youth has the abilityto deal with these challenges,” she said.