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The Impact of Taking the Wrong Train
When Siraj Khan ran away from home at the age of 10, his entire life was transformed.
Like many ten year olds Siraj Khan was prone to bickering with his parents. One such argument left Siraj so annoyed that he decided to leave his home in a small village in the north east of Pakistan and travel 1000 miles to Karachi. But on the way he managed to board the wrong train. That moment changed his life forever.
Image: passengers on an Indian train
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