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Tariq Khan

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Rawapindi, Pakistan

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Rawalpindi is a city in the province of Punjab in present-day Pakistan. In 1949, the year of my birth, my father was working as an officer in the Pakistan Military. Both my parents came from North-Western Pakistan and were Pukhtoons. I grew up on military bases and moved frequently when my father was transferred from base to base. My parents finally decided to put me in a boarding school so my studies would not be interrupted frequently. My mother chose the elite Burn Hall School in Abbottabad, in the Northwest mountains. At that time the school was run by catholic European and had a very good reputation, so there were students there who came from all over the world. We had Americans, Britsh, and Saudi Arabian students, to name a few. The s ...more

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Tariq Khan On my Post-Covid vacation, the flight had started well, on a beautiful sunny day. Then, at 33000 feet I saw sparks and black smoke emitting from the p…moreOn my Post-Covid vacation, the flight had started well, on a beautiful sunny day. Then, at 33000 feet I saw sparks and black smoke emitting from the plane's engine, as the giant airliner started its gentle dive towards mother earth.(less)

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Tariq Khan The mystery would be the regrets that I have, the perceived wrong turns that I took during the course of my life. One example of this would be my hesi…moreThe mystery would be the regrets that I have, the perceived wrong turns that I took during the course of my life. One example of this would be my hesitation in starting a project, and this hesitation was due to my fear of failing. I have just published my memoirs, but I could have done this ages ago. I have been inspired by Benjamin Franklin's words, "the credit goes to the man who is actually in the arena, his face marred by the sweat and the dust and the blood....... and who, if he succeeds, knows the triumph of high achievements, and if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly".(less)

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The Looking-Glass Voyage Memoirs of a Pakistani Surgeon by Tariq Khan

It just occurred to me that all our lifetime is spent waiting for something.
When we are conceived, I believe our parents wait expectantly for us to be born, and when we get born, we take over the baton in the waiting game. In school, we wait and wait: for recess, for school to be over, as we rush headlong for the exit. Once at home, we can’t wait to finish our lunch and head out to play, leav Read more of this blog post »

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“An unexamined life is a wasted life: attributed to Socrates, a Greek thinker, and philosopher of antiquity.”
― Tariq Khan, The Looking-Glass Voyage: Memoirs of a Pakistani Surgeon

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