(Turbat, Baluchistan)
Khalid Shareef, 24, is a student at Quaid e Azam University Islamabad enrolled in the Undergraduate scholarship program. Khalid hails from a village one hour away from Turbat and grew up in an environment besieged with extremism. Due to a lack of universities and high-quality education facilities, his family and Khalid decided to make a sacrifice and live away from his home in a new city.
He is one of 4 brothers and has two sisters. His father is a retired laborer, and his mother is a homemaker. None of his elder siblings have had formal schooling and his sisters were married at an early age. Khalid is not only the first boy from his family to reach university level (Engineering degree) but also the first person in his entire village to secure a position at a renowned university. His goal is to return to his region and create a structure to pave the way for more youth to pursue formal education.
Every morning hundreds of street hawkers head out from their homes with products, a cart and or makeshift bicycle cart to sell their products in the bustling streets of any metropolis in Pakistan.
Kulsum is a mother of 4 children and her first 2 were born at home with bare minimum facilities. She had suffered post-natal depression and slow recovery during her first two deliveries.
X is a young family man in his late 20’s and works as a laborer in the harsh terrain of Skardu.
Shajahan gets up at fajr to start making his ice-creams for the day. By 8 am he has cycled out to circumnavigate the city and make his earnings for the day.
Lubna Raza is a Kafaalat beneficiary hailing from the metropolis of Rawalpindi. She has two sons and one daughter.
Khalid Shareef, 24 is a student at Quaid e Azam University Islamabad enrolled in the Undergraduate scholarship program.
