They say the mother earth is healing because of COVID-19—less air pollution, the better ozone layer, cleaner rivers, and less trash. All very good news. Except there are some whose living depends on trash! Meet Faiz Ullah Ishaqzai (left) and Sardar Wali Ishaqzai (right) who are twin brothers of age 17. They are from Quetta, … Read more
12 April 2020. Lockdown: Day 22 in Karachi, Pakistan. On normal days, Empress Market is one of the busiest places in Karachi. Today, it is deserted. Despite the lockdown, some women still take the risk to come here every day with the hope to make a living by selling dry fruit. Every daily wager worker … Read more
“Garma lena hai bhai? 80 rupay kilo hey! (Do you want to buy sweet melons, brother? They are 80 Rupees/kilo!)” I turn left and see Shafiq smiling at me. His cart is full of yellow ripe melons that are shining in the soft evening light. “How is lockdown going?” I ask him. “Bhai, na poocho … Read more
“This lockdown has broken my back. Nowadays, I hardly earn 100–150 rupees. I have five children. You tell me how can I feed them? I can drive for a few hours and the police wouldn’t let me go very far. Today, I dropped my first passenger at Regal Chowk and was happy that I earned … Read more
“Mama, Mama, chawal dey do! (Uncle, uncle, give me rice!)” the kid pleads through the van window. The driver shifts into the reverse gear and turns the steering. Akhuwat’s white van swerves to the right, pushing children away but they somehow latch onto the window frame. “Why don’t you give him one rice meal?” I … Read more
A couple of months ago, a friend took me to the Business Network International event in San Fransisco Bay Area where everybody gathered for networking. Someone came up to me and asked, “what business do you do?” “None!” I replied. “Do you work for someone then?” “No. I don’t!” “Do you plan to start something … Read more
Dalton Highway Part 3. On the Dalton Highway in Alaska, it became increasingly cold above the Arctic Circle. I had not expected this kind of cold in mid-august and was ill-prepared in terms of warm clothing. Persistent cold wind and rain meant I took very few breaks and had to skip lunch. In the last … Read more
August 23, 2019. Cold Arctic wind stings my face as I navigate the bicycle on a muddy road while looking for familiar faces in an unfamiliar place. My eyes scan the industrial town made up of prefabricated buildings and eventually fixate upon a rusty sign “Welcome to Deadhorse, Alaska. End of the Dalton Highway.” The … Read more
January 14th, 2016 Facing north, I take my first pedal stroke at the end of the road in the southernmost city in the world, Ushuaia in Argentina. For the next three and a half years, massive mountains, deserts, rivers, seas, high plains, tropical forests and megacities stand in my way, but I carry on, as … Read more
To read in English, please scroll down! آج پھر چھ جون ہے، تمہیں گزرے پورے بیس سال ہوگئے ہیں آج اگر تم ہوتے تو تمہاری عمر 78 سال ہونی تھی۔ آخری خط تمہیں تین سال پہلے لکھا تھا، پچھلے خطوط کا بھی جواب نہیں دیا تم نے ، کیوں؟ حالانکہ تمہیں تو خط لکھنے کا … Read more
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Song: Chalti Chali Jaye…. (A Journey Into The Unknown) Vocals: Azhar Hameed. Videography: KamranOnBike I met Mr Azhar Hameed over a year ago in LA where he arranged a place for me to stay for two months. One day when we were driving, he … Read more
Over the last few years, where the followers of my page have bestowed a lot of love upon me, I have also faced criticism and discouragement. But I have never received as much abuse and hatred as I did on my last post on Facebook. I was abused on the content of the post as … Read more
What does it mean to “be alpha”? How did a personal journey turn into a way of life? Does photography have the power to redefine the purpose of someone’s life? And why is it important to have a purpose in life after all? A cyclist photographer takes a look back and connects the dots in … Read more
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