Hey! Guessed right; I am an Architect and aspiring Planner..

Born and brought up in Pakistan, my interest in planning was stirred during my professional work life. After earning my undergraduate degree in Architecture from the National University of Sciences and Technology, I moved from my suburban home city, Islamabad designed on principles of modernism to Karachi, the largest metropolitan city in the country to work as an associate project manager at a consultancy firm. Therein, my everyday encounter with public infrastructure through commutation, public squares, and commercial areas to parks developed my understanding of the importance of effectively designed built environment for a good quality of life. Planning is an essential need at every scale from neighborhoods to megapolis. My beliefs further solidified after researching and teaching urban and landscape design at NUST. Enrolling myself at Master of Community Planning Program at Vancouver Island University, Canada to learn from the good quality environment in a developed world is a dream come true. To learn about this dynamic and diverse field, I eventually hope to professionally engage in the ever-evolving world of social and community planning.