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The Impact of Taking the Wrong Train

Aged 10 Siraj Khan set off to see his uncle in Karachi. But along the way he boarded the wrong train by accident. That single mistake would transform the rest of his life.

Like many ten year olds Siraj Khan was prone to bickering with his parents. One such argument left Siraj so annoyed that he decided to leave his home in a small village in the north east of Pakistan and travel 1000 miles to Karachi. But on the way he managed to board the wrong train. That moment changed his life forever.

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Fri 27 Jul 2018 06:06GMT

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