Abdullah Khattak

YouTuber and Aga Khan University student

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Abdullah Khattak is a YouTuber and medical student who was admitted to Aga Khan University. He started his YouTube channel in July 2016 and has lived in Peshawar his whole life. He has said that a channel of his was lost in December 2019, and that his current channel has around 70,000 subscribers.

Early life and background

Khattak has said that he has lived in Peshawar his whole life. He has said that he received a lot of hate in Peshawar. Khattak was 20 years old when these statements were recorded. [1]

Education

Khattak has said that he is studying medicine and that he was admitted to Aga Khan University. He has said that everyone at AKU is very talented. He has also said that his posting schedule depends on how medical school is going. [1]

YouTube career

Khattak has said that he started his YouTube channel in July 2016. He has said that he started his early videos in English and that he copied an American accent when speaking English on video. He has also said that he saw a YouTuber from Hollywood. [1]

Khattak has said that nobody in Pakistan was doing vlogging when he started, and that vlogging is his main thing. He has said that he developed his own style over time. He has said that his first video embarrasses him when he watches it. In his view, a first video will never be a creator's best video. [1]

Khattak has said that reaching 100 subscribers meant a lot to him. He has said that he reached around 15,000 subscribers on a channel. He has said that Google terminated his monetization because he was not 18. He has also said that a channel of his reached about 91,000 to 92,000 subscribers in roughly a year. [1]

Loss of a channel

Khattak has said that he clicked a link and downloaded a file. He has said that he learned the next day that a Bitcoin livestream was running on his channel. He has said that he learned a week later that his channel was gone. He has said that the channel was lost in December 2019. [1]

Khattak has said that he did not try hard to recover the channel. He has said that he was demotivated for a while before he made a new channel. He has also said that he made a new channel and had not yet posted anything on it. [1]

Current work and audience

Khattak has said that his current channel is at around 70,000 subscribers. He has said that he has not posted on YouTube for three weeks. He has also said that he recently started storytelling on Instagram. [1]

Khattak has said that many people followed him for his vlogs. He has said that his educational videos perform less well than his other videos. He has also said that many people cleared a test after watching his videos. [1]

Views on content creation

Khattak has said that viewers who watch helpful videos are likely to subscribe and stay. He has said that entertaining content is everywhere. In his view, taking inspiration is different from copying, and people should focus more on doing something unique. [1]

Khattak has said that vloggers have become very numerous and that new creators appear every day. He has said that a new vlogger can still succeed with an interesting life or personality. He has also said that true creativity appears when no one shows the way. [1]

Views on Pakistan

Khattak has said that Pakistan's health care is doing well. He has said that inflation in Pakistan is very high right now. He has said that the price of an item he was buying rose by 200 rupees within a month. He has also said that terrorism, which once pushed people to leave Pakistan, is no longer an issue. [1]

Khattak has said that Pakistan is a good place to be, depending on the company one keeps. He has said that Peshawar has changed compared with five years ago and that social norms in Pakistan are changing. He has said that Pakistan will still need about five to ten more years to progress. In his view, Pakistan is going in the right direction. [1]

Khattak has said that life in Karachi is busy and really good, and that he likes Karachi. He has also said that he will come back to Pakistan and loves the country. [1]

Personal life

Khattak has said that his whole family lives abroad. He has said that he has recently developed a strong interest in watches, and he has been described as having an obsession with them. He has also said that he does not know much about current affairs. [1]

Timeline

2016
Started his YouTube channel in July.[1]
2019
A channel of his was lost in December.[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2021-02-01 Balancing medical school and YouTube as a creator Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Abdullah Khattak?

Abdullah Khattak is a YouTuber and medical student. He has said that he was admitted to Aga Khan University and that he started his YouTube channel in July 2016.[1]

Where did Abdullah Khattak study?

Abdullah Khattak has said that he was admitted to Aga Khan University and that he is studying medicine. He has said that everyone at AKU is very talented.[1]

Where is Abdullah Khattak from?

Abdullah Khattak has said that he has lived in Peshawar his whole life. He has also said that Peshawar has changed compared with five years ago.[1]

When did Abdullah Khattak start his YouTube channel?

Abdullah Khattak has said that he started his YouTube channel in July 2016. He has said that he started his early videos in English.[1]

What happened to Abdullah Khattak's YouTube channel?

Abdullah Khattak has said that he clicked a link and downloaded a file, and that he learned the next day that a Bitcoin livestream was running on his channel. He learned a week later that the channel was gone. He has said that the channel was lost in December 2019.[1]

What are Abdullah Khattak's interests outside YouTube?

Abdullah Khattak has said that he has recently developed a strong interest in watches. He is also studying medicine.[1]

References

  1. Balancing medical school and YouTube as a creator . Thought Behind Things , 2021-02-01.
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  1. Abdullah Khattak says he is studying medicine. Doing medicine, it's really difficult to keep up with stuff.
  2. Abdullah Khattak says he was admitted to Aga Khan University. Usi saal mera Agha Khan mein admission hua tha.
  3. Abdullah Khattak says he started his YouTube channel in July 2016. I think I started in July 2016.
  4. Abdullah Khattak says he started his early videos in English. Shuru mein I started in English, kyunke wahi copy bilkul chapa marta tha.
  5. Abdullah Khattak says he saw a YouTuber from Hollywood. I saw this YouTuber from Hollywood, names Lance Stewart.
  6. Abdullah Khattak says he has lived in Peshawar his whole life. I've been in Peshawar my whole life.
  7. Abdullah Khattak says nobody in Pakistan was doing vlogging when he started. Pakistan mein mere khayal se nobody was doing vlogging at that time.
  8. Abdullah Khattak says he received a lot of hate in Peshawar. Being in Peshawar, I got a lot of hate.
  9. Abdullah Khattak says he developed his own style over time. But I developed my own style with time and I now I'm here.
  10. Abdullah Khattak says reaching 100 subscribers meant a lot to him. So, 100 subscribers, I know it's not a lot, but for me it was a lot.
  11. Abdullah Khattak says he reached around 15,000 subscribers on a channel. I got around 15,000 subscribers and at that time that was a lot
  12. Abdullah Khattak says Google terminated his monetization because he was not 18. they're like, you can't do business with Google, you're not 18. They terminated my monetization.
  13. Abdullah Khattak says a channel of his reached about 91,000 to 92,000 subscribers in roughly a year. Woh gaya 91,000, 92,000 subscribers hit hue mere khayal se taqreeban ek saal mein.
  14. Abdullah Khattak says he clicked a link and downloaded a file. I clicked on that link, that was the wretched link. I downloaded the thing.
  15. Abdullah Khattak says he learned the next day that a Bitcoin livestream was running on his channel. Agle din pata chala toh koi Bitcoin chal raha hai mere channel pe, live stream chal raha hai.
  16. Abdullah Khattak says he learned a week later that his channel was gone. Ek hafte baad pata chala toh channel is gone.
  17. Abdullah Khattak says he did not try hard to recover the channel. Maine bahut zyada try nahi kiya
  18. Abdullah Khattak says he was demotivated for a while before he made a new channel. So, I was demotivated for a while, lekin phir maine aakhir kaar jo hai bana liya
  19. Abdullah Khattak says the channel was lost in December 2019. December mein hua tha 2019.
  20. Abdullah Khattak says his current channel is at around 70,000 subscribers. I started again and I am at around 70,000 subscribers again.
  21. Abdullah Khattak says he made a new channel. I made a new channel, it's called Study with Khatak.
  22. Abdullah Khattak says he had not yet posted anything on the new channel. I have not posted anything there yet
  23. Abdullah Khattak says his educational videos perform less well than his other videos. my educational videos do not do as good as the other videos.
  24. Abdullah Khattak says many people followed him for his vlogs. bahut saare log mujhe vlogs ki wajah se follow kar rahe the
  25. Abdullah Khattak says many people cleared a test after watching his videos. meri video dekh ke itne logon ne test clear kiye the
  26. Abdullah Khattak says viewers who watch helpful videos are likely to subscribe and stay. if somebody watches a video of yours where you're helping them, like this study thing, so they're going to subscribe, they're going to stay
  27. Abdullah Khattak says entertaining content is everywhere. Entertaining content is everywhere.
  28. Abdullah Khattak says taking inspiration is different from copying. Matlab inspiration lena is a different thing, copying is a different thing.
  29. Abdullah Khattak says his first video embarrasses him when he watches it. My first video was so embarrassing.
  30. Abdullah Khattak says a first video will never be a creator's best video. Your first video will never be your best video.
  31. Abdullah Khattak says he copied an American accent when speaking English on video. main bilkul copy kar raha hun, theek hai, American accent.
  32. Abdullah Khattak says vlogging is his main thing. okay my thing is vlogging
  33. Abdullah Khattak says everyone at AKU is very talented. And the thing is, everyone in AKU is so talented.
  34. Abdullah Khattak says Pakistan's health care is doing well. Health care wise, I think it's doing really good.
  35. Abdullah Khattak says inflation in Pakistan is very high right now. I just know inflation bahut zyada ho gayi hai aaj kal, everything is really expensive.
  36. Abdullah Khattak says the price of an item he was buying rose by 200 rupees within a month. it was for 600. Kal main, kal parson jab main Peshawar mein tha, I was buying it, it was for 800. Literally within a month agar 200 rupaye increase hue, so everything is getting more expensive.
  37. Abdullah Khattak says terrorism, which once pushed people to leave Pakistan, is no longer an issue. bhaagte the log yahan se kyunki terrorism waghera tha, that issue is gone.
  38. Abdullah Khattak says Pakistan is a good place to be, depending on the company one keeps. To Pakistan is a good place, it just depends on what kind of company you have
  39. Abdullah Khattak says Peshawar has changed compared with five years ago. if I compare Peshawar to what Peshawar was 5 years ago, they're changing.
  40. Abdullah Khattak says social norms in Pakistan are changing. woh societal jo norms hote hain, woh change ho rahe hain
  41. Abdullah Khattak says Pakistan will still need about five to ten more years to progress. lekin it still needs time, takreeban 5-10 saal aur lagenge
  42. Abdullah Khattak says Pakistan is going in the right direction. We're going in the right direction.
  43. Abdullah Khattak says he will come back to Pakistan and loves the country. I will come back, I love Pakistan and everything about it
  44. Abdullah Khattak says his whole family lives abroad. mera poora khandan bahar baitha hua hai
  45. Abdullah Khattak says life in Karachi is busy and really good. life in Karachi is very busy and it's actually really good.
  46. Abdullah Khattak says he likes Karachi. Baaki, yeah, I think I like Karachi.
  47. Abdullah Khattak says people should focus more on doing something unique. People should focus more on doing something unique.
  48. Abdullah Khattak says vloggers have become very numerous. Kyunke vloggers bahut zyada ho gaye hain. Everybody is a vlogger.
  49. Abdullah Khattak says new creators appear every day. There are a lot of new creators. Every single day you find someone.
  50. Abdullah Khattak says a new vlogger can still succeed with an interesting life or personality. if you have an interesting life, if you have an interesting personality, toh naya vlogger bhi chal jayega.
  51. Abdullah Khattak says true creativity appears when no one shows the way. Jab aapke paas koi raah dikhane wala nahi hota, koi glamorized nahi hota, wahan pe true true creativity aati hai.
  52. Abdullah Khattak says he recently started storytelling on Instagram. Isiliye abhi aaj kal maine bhi Instagram pe shuru kiya hai storytelling.
  53. Abdullah Khattak says he has recently developed a strong interest in watches. Aaj kal mujhe watches ka bada shauq hua hai
  54. The episode description describes Abdullah Khattak as having an obsession with watches. his obsession with watches and his interaction with diverse people!
  55. Abdullah Khattak was 20 years old at the time of the interview. You're 20 right now. Yeah.
  56. Abdullah Khattak says he does not know much about current affairs. I don't even know about current affairs
  57. Abdullah Khattak says he has not posted on YouTube for three weeks. I haven't posted in three weeks.
  58. Abdullah Khattak says his posting schedule depends on how medical school is going. But it just depends on how things are going with med school.