The Ones Who Left: They Gave Us Life, We Gave Them Loneliness The Ones Who Left They Gave Us Life. We Gave Them Loneliness. By: Noor M Abro Two friends were talking. One in Sharjah. One in Pakistan. "Move to Karachi. Better opportunities for your kids." "I can't. My mother is alone. My father passed a year ago. She doesn't say she's lonely—but I can hear it in her silence." "You have sisters. They'll manage. Think about your future." Think about your future. Sometimes we forget that our parents are not just part of our past—they are woven into the very future we chase. Not an obstacle. Not a responsibility to be handed over. Simply… part of us. They carried us before we could walk. They stayed awake while w...
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The Truth They Never Told Us About Careers in Pakistan
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My Wake-Up Call
The Truth They Never Told Us About Careers in Pakistan
By Noor M Abro
I completed my Intermediate back in 2001. Like many students around me, I was stuck between two giant career paths: doctor or engineer. That was the entire universe of choices, at least according to most parents and society. I wanted to be a doctor, but my parents insisted I pursue engineering. Somewhere deep inside, though, I was fascinated by computers. The blinking screens, the unknown world behind the code — it pulled me in.
I tried for admission into engineering universities, but I didn’t get in. To be honest, I didn’t even try that hard. Maybe a part of me knew it wasn’t truly my path. I eventually landed in a Bachelor's program in Computer Science. It sounded futuristic, but at that time, in the early 2000s, Pakistan's tech industry was still crawling. When I graduated in 2006, opportunities were limited, and salaries were disappointing. So, like many others, I ended up working in a bank. That was in December 2008. I'm still there today.
But then something changed. The late 2010s brought a digital revolution. Freelancing emerged. Artificial Intelligence started shaking up industries. Tech was no longer optional — it was everywhere. Suddenly, you didn’t need a four-year degree to build your career. All you needed was skill and internet access.
I remember a cousin’s friend who was studying Software Engineering. While still in university, he took a web development course on Udemy. Halfway through his degree, he left university — and started freelancing. No graduation ceremony. No transcript. Just skills. Within a couple of years, he moved to Germany with nothing but a portfolio and confidence. That’s the new world.
But sadly, here in Pakistan, we still limit our children to two options: doctor or engineer. No one talks about design, copywriting, digital marketing, data science, cloud computing, UI/UX, ethical hacking, or even video editing. And now, with Artificial Intelligence exploding into every industry — from agriculture to healthcare — the field is even wider.
If you're reading this and you're in Matric or Intermediate, or even if you're done with studies and feel stuck — know this: you are not limited by the degree you didn’t get. You are limited only by the skill you never tried to learn.
The truth is, nobody told us this. But we’re telling you now.
Learn a skill. Explore. Experiment.
You’re living in the most open, connected time in human history. You don’t have to wait for a degree to get a job anymore. The world is out there — and it pays those who are brave enough to learn something real.
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