How has life in Pakistan been?
When we first arrived, we faced many financial problems but life had to go on. In the first few months, we used our savings. Then my aunts – who live in the US – and my eldest brother in Denmark started supporting us financially. They still do. My family and friends always told me not to mingle with Pakistanis because they treated Afghans only as refugees. But it was a misperception. When I started attending Peshawar University, I found that Pakistani people are very congenial and hospitable, which is why they have allowed Afghans to stay in their country for three decades. My interaction with the local community has not only changed my mindset but also that of my family and Afghan friends. I can say very proudly that my best friends are Pakistanis. Why did you choose to study journalism? I always wanted to be a journalist; I wanted to be the voice of Afghans. I was very disappointed when the Peshawar-based Ibn-e-Sina Afghan University was closed. I was in the final year of my studies
