Milestones
A journey marked by service, and every year a new ramp built.
Key dates across trading, entrepreneurship and Lions Club leadership — with more chapters still being written.
Timeline
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2008
The First Step into Online Business
My entrepreneurial journey began in 2008 when I entered the world of online business in Pakistan — at a time when the country's digital economy was still in its early stages. This early experience helped me understand how the internet could create opportunities beyond traditional employment and opened the door to my journey as a digital entrepreneur.
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2010
Entering the Financial Markets
In 2010, I entered the world of Forex and financial markets. What began as a journey into trading eventually became a long-term career at the intersection of financial markets, education, and entrepreneurship.
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2011
Building Digital Skills Through Freelancing
I expanded my digital expertise through freelancing, working in areas including web development, SEO, digital marketing, and financial marketing. These skills became an important foundation for the businesses and educational platforms I would build in the years ahead.
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2014
ForexUstaad Is Born
In 2014, I founded ForexUstaad with a clear vision: to make Forex education easier to understand and accessible to Urdu-speaking audiences. What started as an educational initiative gradually evolved into a broader trading education community offering courses, market analysis, webinars, trading tools, and educational content.
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2015
Exness Partner of the Year
A major milestone in my Forex journey came in 2015 when I was recognised as Partner of the Year by Exness Global. This recognition was a significant achievement in my Forex business journey and strengthened my position within the financial markets education ecosystem.
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2016
Expanding into Technology & Entrepreneurship
My vision was no longer limited to Forex. In 2016, I expanded into the technology and digital skills space through TechNow Pakistan, focusing on helping young people develop practical skills in technology, freelancing, and digital skills. This marked the beginning of a broader entrepreneurial ecosystem beyond financial education.
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2017
From Online Education to Real-World Training
In 2017, I began conducting frequent seminars and educational sessions. My training activities reached people in cities including Dubai, Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore, Islamabad, Gujranwala, and Sialkot, as well as in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Thailand, allowing me to take financial education beyond online content and into real-world communities. This period represented an important shift in my journey: From teaching online → to building communities → to training people face-to-face.
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2017–2021
Building a Growing Education Community
During these years, I continued expanding ForexUstaad's educational content and online presence. The platform developed learning resources covering Forex basics, technical analysis, trading platforms, indicators, trading psychology, brokers, and other financial-market topics. I increasingly became known not only as a trader, but also as a financial trainer, motivational speaker, digital entrepreneur, and business planner.
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2022
A New Dimension: From Entrepreneur to Advocate
My journey eventually expanded beyond business and financial education. As a wheelchair user, my personal experiences began influencing the way I used my public platform. Accessibility, inclusion, independence, and opportunities for persons with disabilities became increasingly important parts of my public identity. This journey eventually developed into the WheelchairWala identity and my work around accessibility and advocacy.
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2022
Reaching Beyond the Trading Community
My public work increasingly connected entrepreneurship and financial education with resilience and accessibility. My story began reaching beyond the trading community and resonating with people interested in entrepreneurship, digital careers, resilience, and overcoming physical barriers.
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2023
Entering Larger Entrepreneurial & Educational Platforms
My speaking journey expanded to larger entrepreneurial and educational platforms. I appeared at different universities, where I shared my experiences around entrepreneurship, financial education, and building a digital career. This marked another evolution in my journey: Trader → Educator → Entrepreneur → Speaker.
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2023
Expanding My Venture Ecosystem
I continued building businesses and platforms around education, technology, and empowerment. Alongside ForexUstaad and TechNow Pakistan, my ecosystem expanded to include CryptoUstaad, allowing me to work across financial literacy, technology, digital skills, and empowerment.
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2024
Leadership Through Lions Club
In 2024, my community and leadership work received further recognition. I received the Roaring Lion Award from Lions Club International and District Leadership Recognition from Lions Club Pakistan. My involvement with Lions Club also gave me another platform to participate in community activities, leadership initiatives, and social-impact work.
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2024
WheelchairWala Becomes a Public Identity
The name WheelchairWala increasingly became associated with my work around disability, accessibility, mobility, and travel. Rather than allowing the wheelchair to define my limitations, I began using my visibility to challenge perceptions around disability and demonstrate what is possible through entrepreneurship, technology, and determination.
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2024
From Financial Education to Social Impact
By this stage, my work had developed into several interconnected areas: Financial Education ForexUstaad and CryptoUstaad Technology & Digital Skills TechNow Pakistan Empowerment Zee Empower Skill Accessibility & Advocacy WheelchairWala Together, these initiatives reflect a broader mission built around education, empowerment, and access.
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2025
Beyond the Chair
In 2025, I took my story to the TEDx Lahore — Beyond the Chair stage. I shared my experiences around resilience, entrepreneurship, and disability inclusion, bringing my personal journey and professional experience together in one message. For me, this was another important step in becoming a public voice for resilience, accessibility and possibility.
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2025
International Voice & Global Exposure
My work also developed an international dimension. Over the years, I have participated in activities, events, and engagements connected with Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, including financial-market events, interviews, travel experiences, and accessibility-focused journeys. These experiences allowed me to connect with people and communities beyond Pakistan and broaden my perspective as an entrepreneur and advocate.
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2026
Building a Multi-Venture Ecosystem
By 2026, my entrepreneurial journey had grown far beyond my original Forex career. My current ventures include: ForexUstaad — Urdu-first Forex education CryptoUstaad — Crypto education and market learning TechNow Pakistan — Technology and digital skills Zee Empower Skill — Empowerment and skills development WheelchairWala — Accessibility advocacy, storytelling and community initiatives Each venture represents a different part of my journey, but together they form one broader ecosystem focused on education, opportunity and impact.
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2026
From Trader to Educator at Scale
Today, my official platform reports: 50,000+ students trained 10+ ventures founded 15+ years in financial markets 117K+ YouTube subscribers 100K+ Facebook followers These numbers represent more than growth. They represent the people, communities, and opportunities that have become part of my journey.
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2026
The Next Chapter: Technology, AI & Trading
The digital world continues to evolve, and so does my work. In 2026, I am expanding my educational content into areas such as AI and trading, including AI prompts, trading systems, Expert Advisors, indicators, and dashboards. The journey that started with online business and Forex is now continuing into the next generation of technology.
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Today
Building with a Purpose
Today, my mission can be summed up in one simple idea: “Financial literacy should not have stairs.” My journey is no longer only about trading or business. It is about creating access to knowledge, technology, financial education and opportunity — particularly for people who have traditionally been left out. From an online entrepreneur in 2008 to a trader, educator, founder, speaker and accessibility advocate, my journey continues to evolve. The goal is no longer simply to build businesses. It is to build opportunities that outlive them.
Recognized with a "Best" award or honor in every leadership role held.