He then went to Baruch College of the City University of New York in 1999 and completed his Master's degree in Public Administration (MPA) in 2001.
[2][4] From 2005 to 2008 he worked as a Governance Adviser for the Department for International Development, and was the team leader for the 2008 UN evaluation program in Afghanistan.
[5] He served as the principal Policy Advisor at Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2013, where he helped establish the Public Diplomacy division in 2012.
The campaign was funded by the Department for International Development and worked towards addressing the education crisis in Pakistan.
[2][5] He is also widely known for being a vocal critic of the Pakistani government's policies on educational reform and frequently makes recommendations, as a TV and newspaper journalist, to improve public safety in the major cities of Pakistan.