Fight or FlightFreedom in Limbo (Part 8): Fight for BreadI took a receipt token from NADRA after submitting the application form while my national ID card (NIC) was under processing. I submitted…Nov 8, 2019Nov 8, 2019
Fight or FlightFreedom in Limbo (Part 7): Clipping of the WingsTo get national ID card — the proof of Pakistani citizenship — in order to get my first full-time job, I had to go to a regional NADRA…Nov 7, 2019Nov 7, 2019
Fight or FlightFreedom in Limbo (Part 6): Dream to FlyWhile I was near completing matric (equivalent 10 years of education), I knew that the financial condition of my family is not good and I…Oct 24, 2019Oct 24, 2019
Fight or FlightFreedom in Limbo (Part 5): Ahmadiyya ExodusThe ordinance XX of 1984 which prohibited Ahmadiyya Muslims from the preaching of their faith along with several other restriction had…Oct 11, 2019Oct 11, 2019
Fight or FlightFreedom in Limbo (Part 4): Mosques in Barbed WiresThe Lahore massacre changed many things for Ahmadiyya Muslims in Pakistan. No more single big gathering of thousands for Friday prayers or…Oct 11, 2019Oct 11, 2019
Fight or FlightFreedom in Limbo (Part 3): A Hundred GravesWhile growing up, I would often hear the news of random Ahmadis getting murdered in different parts of Pakistan, none of whom I personally…Oct 11, 2019Oct 11, 2019
Fight or FlightFreedom in Limbo (Part 2): A Strange SectI was born as the first son to my parents just after the first year of their marriage. My father strangely married at the age of 41 which…Oct 10, 2019Oct 10, 2019
Fight or FlightFreedom in Limbo (Part 1): The BeginningImagine being born in wrong place or time or circumstances. Imagine growing up with that wrong. Imagine trying to get out of that wrong…Oct 10, 2019Oct 10, 2019