What matters is the impact it had on me, a child who learned that silence was safer than speech.

— Azeez Ahmad Zai, Somewhere in between

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Somewhere in between

by Azeez Ahmad Zai

Biography · 159 pages

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Azeez Ahmad Zai

Azeez Ahmad Zai is a member of the Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service, which is part of the Civil Service of Pakistan. Over the course of his career, he has served in a variety of financial manage…

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