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Notes on education, building Uptech, work in Pakistan, and my own life. Most of it started as Facebook posts. I wrote it as it came, and I have left the words as they were.

He asked the man: "Have you prayed?" The man said no, he just needed the washroom.

Pakistan & Society

21 Jun 2026

He asked the man: “Have you prayed?” The man said no, he just needed the washroom.

He asked the man: "Have you prayed?" The man said no, he just needed the washroom. So baba started shouting at him. Right there. In…

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Everyone around me is struggling. And I don’t just mean IT people worried about AI.

Uptech Journey

5 Jun 2026

Everyone around me is struggling. And I don’t just mean IT people worried about AI.

I talk to people every day. My clients in the US managing construction projects. Property managers in Canada. A shopkeeper in my street. A teacher.…

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“Umeed na rakho. Imaan rakho.”

Pakistan & Society

3 Jun 2026

“Umeed na rakho. Imaan rakho.”

I heard this yesterday and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. Yousuf Bashir Qureshi said it. Poet. Playwright. Artist. The man who built Commune…

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Stop paying beggars at traffic signals. Stop paying the parking mafia.

Pakistan & Society

24 May 2026

Stop paying beggars at traffic signals. Stop paying the parking mafia.

I know what’s coming next. “Humari mazdoori kha rhy ho.” “Bad dua lagay gi tumhein.” That’s the script. It’s designed to trap you emotionally. Nothing…

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I never thought a post I almost didn’t publish would reach this far.

Uptech Journey

19 May 2026

I never thought a post I almost didn’t publish would reach this far.

The Times of India not only featured my story, they interviewed me on Zoom and published the full interview on their website. A Pakistani entrepreneur.…

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Every entrepreneur I know has one moment that taught them to take risks.

Family & Life

6 May 2026

Every entrepreneur I know has one moment that taught them to take risks.

Every parent should read this. Mine involved a pistol-carrying thief running directly in front of my car. And the advice I got after changed how…

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I’ve been writing since 2020.

Founder Notes

28 Apr 2026

I’ve been writing since 2020.

I’ve been writing since 2020. It took me years and two viral posts to understand why some stories land and most don’t. This is what…

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I Was a Bully. And Nobody Told Me.

Family & Life

24 Apr 2026

I Was a Bully. And Nobody Told Me.

This is one of the hardest things I’ve written. Not because it’s complicated. But because it’s shameful. I’m going to tell you four stories from…

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Do you know how thick-skinned an entrepreneur is? He doesn’t just survive difficulties.

Uptech Journey

18 Apr 2026

Do you know how thick-skinned an entrepreneur is? He doesn’t just survive difficulties.

Do you know how thick-skinned an entrepreneur is? He doesn’t just survive difficulties. He chooses them. Do you know what an entrepreneur actually does with…

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