Islamabad: June 17, 2016. (PCP) Her Majesty the Queen will present a Queen’s Young Leaders Award to two exceptional young people from Pakistan at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London on Thursday 23rd June. As the Commonwealth celebrates the Queen’s 90th birthday, this year’s Award winners, Zainab Bibi (26) and Muhammad Usman Khan (27), are being recognised by The Queen for taking the lead in transforming the lives of others and making a lasting difference in their communities. As a Queen’s Young Leader, they will be representing Pakistan as they join winners from 45 different Commonwealth countries in London for five days of high-level engagements, all designed to help them further their life-changing work. Before receiving their Queen’s Young Leaders Award at Buckingham Palace, the winners will visit 10 Downing Street and the UK headquarters of global social networking company Twitter, and meet with senior executives from BBC World Service. They will also meet the Commonwealth Secretary General, Baroness Scotland, take part in workshops at the University of Cambridge, have meetings with UK business leaders and visit projects that are changing the lives of vulnerable people in the UK. Selected through a competitive process where thousands of young people from all over the Commonwealth applied to be a Queen’s Young Leader, Zainab Bibi said: "As the time is getting close, my excitement to meet The Queen is sky rocketing. I have no words to explain my feelings; I am anxiously waiting for the best week in my life." Muhammad Usman Khan added: "I am super excited about the Residential Week for The Queen's Young Leaders Programme. It's a prestigious opportunity to learn, share and acknowledge being a Queen's Young Leader." This year’s Award winners are working to support others, raise awareness and inspire change on a variety of issues including education, climate change, gender equality, mental health and improving the lives of people with disabilities. The application process to become a 2017 Queen’s Young Leader opens on Friday 24 June 2016. The programme is looking for people aged between 18 and 29 who are dedicated to creating positive changes to the lives of people in Pakistan.