In pursuit of big dreams.

Byline: Malik Irfanul Haq

RAHIM YAR KHAN -- Seeing his physique and looks, one thinks Aurangzeb is a primary school student. But one hardly comes to terms with the shocking fact when they learn that the boy is 16-year old and that he is a freshman at the Government Khwaja Fareed Postgraduate College, Rahim Yar Khan.

The teenage boy from Basti Ashraf Din of Mauza Goth Rana, 16 kilometres from Rahim Yar Khan, is pursuing his higher education dreams despite facing many hurdles because of his small body and short height. He wants to become an Urdu teacher.

Born to the family of a poor labourer, Aurangzeb is at number six of seven siblings.

He told Dawn he had been interested in studies since his early classes while his other brothers and sisters even did not complete their primary school.

Aurangzeb said he did not remember much about his early classes katchi and pakki (nursery and prep) but his father told him that he was much interested in going to school at that stage. He completed his primary school from the Government Girls Primary School, Basti Jam Allah Dad, and passed class eight exams from the Government Elementary School, Shahgarh. Later, he...