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y e a r a nd I don' t e v e n wi s h f or my e ne mi e s t o g o t hr oug h wha t pe opl e l i k e us ha d t o g o t hr oug h t he l a s t y e a r a nd a ha l f . Whi l e a l l of t ha t i s t r ue , s t i l l I f i nd my s e l f v e r y f or t una t e s i nc e t hous a nds of Pa k i s t a ni s , mor e e duc a t e d t ha n me , mor e k nowl e dg e a bl e t ha n me , mor e s i nc e r e t ha n me , c oul dn’ t f i nd t he oppor t uni t y t o do t he k i nd of wor k t ha t I ha d t o do f or whi c h I a m v e r y g r a t e f ul t o t hi s c ount r y a nd t he pe opl e who ha v e wor k e d f or me he r e . S o t he r e f or e whi l e t he r e i s a t r a ns i t i on t ha t i s na t ur a l i n Pa k i s t a n, wha t I wa s a bl e t o do i n t hos e 7 y e a r s be c a us e of a l l t he we i g ht wa s a l s o qui t e s ubs t a nt i a l . I n your opi ni on, bas ed on t he f eedback you wer e get t i ng f r om t he publ i c, whi ch t wo t hi ngs woul d you i dent i f y t hat made t he mos t i mpact on t he publ i c and t he pr ovi nce? I wa nt t o c l a r i f y t ha t I di dn’ t j oi n t he g ov e r nme nt be c a s ue I wa s be i ng br a v e , but be c a us e I wa s s t upi d. I di dn’ t t hi nk i t t hr oug h be c a us e I wa s na i v e a nd di d not k now wha t I wa s g e t t i ng my s e l f i nt o. At t he t i me be i ng , I wa s wor k i ng a s a Goog l e f a c ul t y wa r d a nd I a l s o ha d f l e xi bl e mone y t ha t Goog l e us e d t o g i v e out t o i t s f a c ul t y me mbe r s a t t he t i me . I wa s a wa r de d a not he r a wa r d whi c h i s t he You s t udi ed f r om MI T and wor ked t her e; i t ’ s a TN35 Awa r d a nd t he n t he r e wa s ne ws on t he s el l abl e commodi t y i n t he US, s o what br ought TV t ha t Chi e f Mi ni s t e r ha s c a l l e d f or me t o you back t o Paki s t an? wor k f or t he g ov e r nme nt . I wa s v e r y i r r e v e r e nt a nd I s t i l l a m, i n t he s e ns e t ha t I I c a me ba c k t o Pa k i s t a n f or a v e r y s i mpl e r e a s on a nd di dn’ t t hi nk muc h of t he Chi e f Mi ni s t e r due t o e s s e nt i a l l y wa s me a nt onl y t o be c l os e t o my pa r e nt s . I t hi nk di f f e r e nc e of opi ni on. He s a i d ‘ c ome wor k f or s i nc e my O L e v e l s , a l l I ha d dr e a me d of wa s g oi ng t o MI T . I us ’ a nd my r e pl y t o hi m wa s ‘ God f or bi d’ wa s obs e s s e d wi t h i t a nd r e c e nt l y s ome one a s k e d me a bout he nc e t he c ha i r ma n of PI TB que s t i one d t hi s a dmi s s i on i n L UMS be c a us e t ha t ' s whe r e i di d my be ha v i or a nd ma r k e d i t a s a n i ns ul t t o t he unde r g r a d f r om. Ev e r y one i n my c l a s s e s ha d wi s he d t ha t I Chi e f Mi ni s t e r . I di d not k now a n y t hi ng a bout g o t o MI T be c a us e i wa s t oo obs e s s e d wi t h i t s o t ha t ’ s a l l I t he g ov e r nme nt , how i t wor k s e t c . The r e f or e , ha d done a l l my l i f e ; wi s he d t o g o t o MI T a nd onc e I g ot i t wa s pur e na i v e t y a nd s t upi di t y on my pa r t t he r e I wor k e d t he r e f or 10 y e a r s , i t c a l l e d upon me t ha t t o j oi n t he g ov e r nme nt . t he r e a r e bi g g e r pr i or i t i e s i n l i f e whi c h i s t o c ome ba c k a nd l i v e wi t h my pa r e nt s a nd j us t be i n t he s a me hous e a s t he m. L e t me t a l k a bout a f e w pr oj e c t s t ha t we r e I t ha s g i v e n me a n oppor t uni t y t o c ome ba c k a nd s e r v e my c l os e t o my he a r t be c a us e of how di f f i c ul t c ount r y a nd t he r e i s no doubt t ha t I wa s puni s he d t he y we r e t o do. The r e a r e t wo t hi ng s t ha t i mme ns e l y f or t he pa s t a r e done t ha t a r e n’ t v e r y obv i ous .