Humans Of Pakistan #3

I started my education in the only school of my village. I studied there till intermediate. We had to walk for four consecutive hours to reach school from our village. There was not any transport system. There was no hotel or shop on our way to school, so we would carry heavy luggage on our backs. There were very less boys who would go to school that time. Those who could go to school, they would leave after primary. But I continued my education and after completing 10th grade I went to Karachi and got admission in Islamia college for graduation. I had always been stood topper and this why it was not difficult for me to find a job after Masters. I started working for Peshawar University as a lecturer and taught there for 2 years. After that I applied for commission and got selected in army. After serving for 29 years I retired as a brigadier. However, I still felt I could do more, as I always wanted to serve my country, my homeland. So, I got back to my hometown after retirement and started working with AKESP (Agha Khan Educational Program). Knowing the pain of getting education in my times, I did not want the newer generation to go through the same. Under the umbrella of AKESP we established 45 schools in Chitral and overall 106 in Gilgit Baltistan. I hope the ratio increases and more and more children get the opportunity to get quality education.