Shahbaz Khan

Ministry of Information staff member

Compiled from 1 recorded interview. Every statement below is drawn from the passage cited beside it.

Shahbaz Khan is a manager, Digital Media Wing at Ministry of Information, Government of Pakistan. Khan was born in Rawalpindi and grew up there. He has said he came from a humble background.

Early life and background

Khan was born in Rawalpindi and grew up there. He has said he came from a humble background. He also said he felt a need to support his family financially. [1]

Education

Khan attended The City School in Rawalpindi from nursery until O-levels. He also secured admission at Beaconhouse. He took his A-levels at Roots. [1]

He moved to Islamabad for university and studied computer science at FAST. He has said FAST was his first choice for computer science. In his first semester there was an English course that required a final presentation. He graduated in 2015. [1]

Khan has said he wanted to be heavily involved in extracurricular activities. He described the computer science programme at FAST as demanding but worth it. He said he had no difficulty adjusting at the start, owing to his personality. [1]

Ericsson

Khan's first corporate job was at Ericsson, where he spent a full year. Ericsson handled the technical side of Telenor's EasyPaisa application. [1]

Teradata

Khan spent three years at Teradata, which he described as a data consultancy. He went to Riyadh for a project. The project belonged to a bank, and Teradata was its vendor. He has said he wanted to work on management and related areas. [1]

Ministry of Information

Khan was told of a government job opening. The opening was in the Digital Media Wing under the Ministry of Information. He described the job as managerial, handling digital media there. He applied with a CV and a portfolio. [1]

His panel included the Minister of Information, and he was called for a second round. The role involved projecting the Government of Pakistan on digital media. He said the work includes bringing state initiatives to the public. He said he did not know anyone in PTI beforehand. He has worked in the Ministry of Information. [1]

Informational videos

Khan has said an idea finally came three years after they quit. He said the aim was to give people informational videos in a digestible form. He said informational content was still lacking. [1]

Views

Khan has said that people in Pakistan generally do not support much change when a new department is created. He spoke of giving back to the community and the state he grew up in. [1]

He expects Pakistan to change completely over the next 30 years. He said the incoming youth is far better equipped with information. He said young leadership is needed, not only in government but also in companies and civil society. On life more broadly, he said one should not spend a whole life haunted by the ghosts of the past and future. [1]

Timeline

2015
Graduated from FAST.[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2022-01-28 The state is not a political party, and its digital media shouldn't be either Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Where is Shahbaz Khan from?

Shahbaz Khan was born in Rawalpindi and grew up there. He later moved to Islamabad for university.[1]

Where did Shahbaz Khan study?

Shahbaz Khan attended The City School in Rawalpindi from nursery until O-levels. He took his A-levels at Roots. He studied computer science at FAST and graduated in 2015.[1]

What was Shahbaz Khan's first job?

Shahbaz Khan's first corporate job was at Ericsson. He spent a full year there. Ericsson handled the technical side of Telenor's EasyPaisa application.[1]

What government role did Shahbaz Khan apply for?

Shahbaz Khan applied for a managerial job in the Digital Media Wing under the Ministry of Information. The role involved projecting the Government of Pakistan on digital media. He applied with a CV and a portfolio.[1]

What does Shahbaz Khan think about the future of Pakistan?

Shahbaz Khan expects Pakistan to change completely over the next 30 years. He said the incoming youth is far better equipped with information. He also said young leadership is needed in government, companies and civil society.[1]

References

  1. The state is not a political party, and its digital media shouldn't be either . Thought Behind Things , 2022-01-28.
Show the source passages (41 statements)
  1. He was born in Rawalpindi and grew up there. Sir main by birth ek Pindi boy hoon aur wahin pe pala bada hoon.
  2. He attended The City School in Rawalpindi from nursery until O-levels. School main bas Pindi mein jab nursery se lekar maine O-levels tak The City School hai
  3. He secured admission at Beaconhouse. maine Beaconhouse se balki admission bhi karwa liya tha
  4. He took his A-levels at Roots. phir main A-levels maine Roots se kiya.
  5. He moved to Islamabad for university. uske baad phir university ke liye main Islamabad aa gaya
  6. He studied computer science at FAST. main computer science ki padhi hai FAST se.
  7. He said FAST was his first choice for computer science. CS ke liye haan woh behtar, woh first choice thi.
  8. He said he wanted to be heavily involved in extracurricular activities. main bahut zyada extra curricular activities mein involve rehna chahta tha
  9. He said the computer science programme at FAST was demanding but worth it. FAST ka CS zahir hai aapko ragda bahut deta hai, lekin it's always worth it
  10. He said he had no difficulty adjusting at the start, owing to his personality. shuru mein adjust hone mein mujhe personally koi masla nahi aaya kyunki generally meri personality aisi hai ki mujhe achha lagta hai
  11. He said he felt a need to support his family financially. family ko support karna hai financially
  12. He said that in his first semester at FAST there was an English course that required a final presentation. jab first semester tha FAST mein, tab humein English ka course tha aur humein presentation final banani thi
  13. He graduated from FAST in 2015. hum graduate kar gaye the 2015 mein FAST se
  14. He said he came from a humble background. meri reason yahi thi ki I came from a humble background
  15. His first corporate job was at Ericsson. meri sabse pehli job thi meri Ericsson mein thi
  16. Ericsson handled the technical side of Telenor's EasyPaisa application. they were handling the technical side of EasyPaisa application Telenor ki
  17. He spent a full year at Ericsson. Toh phir maine saal lagaya Ericsson mein
  18. He described Teradata as a data consultancy. Teradata is a data consultancy company hai
  19. He spent three years at Teradata. woh Teradata mein thi jahan pe main ne teen saal apni zindagi ke diye hain
  20. He went to Riyadh for a project. main us project pe I went to Riyadh
  21. The Riyadh project belonged to a bank, and Teradata was its vendor. Udhar ek bank tha, jiska project tha basically wahi Teradata vendor tha unka.
  22. He said he wanted to work on management and related areas. main chaah raha tha ke management aur us se related bhi cheezon ko touch kiya jaye
  23. He was told of a government job opening. ke yaar yeh ek job aayi hui hai government mein
  24. The opening was in the Digital Media Wing under the Ministry of Information. Ministry of Information ke under Digital Media Wing ki ek job hai
  25. He described the job as managerial, handling digital media there. Uh managerial job thi aur woh yahi thi ke aap udhar aayein aur un ka digital media sambhalein
  26. He applied with a CV and a portfolio. main ne apni CV banayi, tayar ki aur main ne wahan pe portfolio pe daali
  27. His interview panel included the Minister of Information. jis mein Ministry of Information ke minister sahab bhi thay
  28. He was called for a second interview. phir luckily call aa gayi for the second interview
  29. The role involved projecting the Government of Pakistan on digital media. Government of Pakistan ka digital media pe aap ne projection karni hai
  30. He said the work includes bringing state initiatives to the public. ke aap ne Ehsaas ke initiatives ko logon tak pohanchana hai
  31. He said he did not know anyone in PTI beforehand. I don't know anyone in PTI before
  32. He says people in Pakistan generally do not support much change when a new department is created. jab bhi ek naya department banta hai toh Pakistan mein itna change ko log support generally nahi karte
  33. He spoke of giving back to the community and the state he grew up in. kuch just give back to the community, to the state jis se hum pale barhe hain
  34. He said an idea finally came three years after they quit. Lekin quit karne ke teen saal baad finally ek idea aaya
  35. He said the aim was to give people informational videos in a digestible form. informational videos ek digestible tareeqe mein logon ko de
  36. He said informational content was still lacking. informational content phir bhi lack kar raha tha
  37. He expects Pakistan to change completely over the next 30 years. 30 saal baad Pakistan pata nahi bilkul hi, mere khayal se bilkul flip karega
  38. He said the incoming youth is far better equipped with information. jo youth aa raha hai, woh equip bahut zyada hai information se
  39. He said young leadership is needed, not only in government but also in companies and civil society. Naujawan leadership chahiye, na sirf government mein, balki companies mein, civil society mein
  40. He said one should not spend a whole life haunted by the ghosts of the past and future. na ke aap apne past aur future ke ghost se haunted ho ke poori zindagi apni guzar dein
  41. He has worked in the Ministry of Information. How did he get into the Ministry of information and what does he do there?