President Pervez Musharraf was presented with Pakistan s national flag flown on the North Pole by a Pakistani woman Numira Saleem, officials said. The presentation took place in London before the President returned to Pakistan from Britain. Ms Saleem was introduced by Pakistan High Commissioner (ambassador) to UK Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, who described the adventurer as an extraordinary person, who became the first Pakistani woman to traverse both North and South Poles. She left behind a national flag on the South Pole. Ms Lodhi said Ms Saleem is also training to become the first Pakistani to travel in space under a project initiated by a leading British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson. Musharraf praised the exploits of Ms Saleem and accepting the flag said he would put it in an important place in his office.
