Muhammad Mustafa

HERITAGE & SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCHER | COMMUNITY ORGANIZER

Analytical yet instinct-driven researcher tracing the crossings of culture, ecology, and human memory. Turning raw fieldwork into living preservation models through ethnographic immersion, careful architectural notation, and sustained community presence. Founder of civic and art initiatives that revived Chakwal’s public heritage and sharpened local environmental conscience.

Myers College, Chakwal, Pakistan
Cambridge A Levels — Expected June 2026
O Levels: 4A★, 5A
A Levels: 3A★, 2A, 1B
Rank: 1 / 389 · GPA: 4.0 / 4.0
SAT: 1540 (800 Math, 740 EBRW)

RESEARCH & SCHOLARLY WORK

1: Paleoenvironmental and Faunal Reconstruction of the Late Miocene Dhok Bun Ameer Khatoon Site, Chakwal (Pakistan)

Published in Contemporary Journal of Social Science Review (CJSSR), Vol. 03 No. 04 · Co-authored with Robia Shaheen (Institute of Geography, University of the Punjab, Lahore)

I investigated Pakistan’s first dinosaur fossil bed at Dhok Bun Ameer Khatoon (DBAK) and treated it as a living archive of deep time, not a forgotten pit. Working across the Siwalik Group (≈14.2–9.5 Ma), I logged stratigraphic layers and paired lithology—red-brown mudstones, grey sandstones, and interbedded silt lenses—with the site’s mammalian assemblage (rhinocerotids, giraffids, bovids), building on reported taxa such as Gaindatherium browni, Giraffa priscilla, Gazella sp., and Eotragus sp. From this synthesis, I reconstructed DBAK as a fluvio-lacustrine system shaped by monsoonal seasonality, producing a seasonally humid woodland–savanna mosaic that supported mixed feeders and browsers. Beyond reconstruction, I traced the Rs 80M museum failure linked to the site and used the evidence to critique how policy and neglect can erase Pakistan’s paleohistory—arguing that under-documented localities in Punjab are essential for South Asian environmental history, not optional footnotes.

2: Sacred Waters, Dying Faith: Hydropolitics and Industrial Impact on Katas Raj’s Cultural Continuity (Pakistan)

Published in Journal of Applied Linguistics and TESOL (JALT), Vol. 08 No. 04 (2025) · Co-authored with Dr. Saima Mushtaq (Hazrat Ayesha Sadiqa Model Degree College, Lahore)

I investigated threatened sacred water heritage at the Katas Raj Temple Complex and treated the pond at its center as more than a symbol. I traced how a site mythically tied to Shiva’s tears is being materially emptied by industrial groundwater extraction, especially by surrounding cement expansion, and I mapped the cultural damage that follows when water disappears. Using hydrological evidence, policy analysis, and ethnographic interviews, I showed how state neglect and religious marginalization compound environmental stress, turning “heritage preservation” into a hollow slogan. By connecting hydropolitics to lived worship and interfaith ecology, I argued that Katas Raj is a microcosm of Pakistan’s larger dilemma: growth without limits can rupture both ecosystems and cultural continuity, and saving the site requires protecting its water system as the first and non-negotiable step.

3: Forgotten Sanctuaries: Exploring the Gendered Spaces of Worship at the Malkana Twin Temples (Pakistan)

Under peer review · Co-authored with Dr. Munazza Sadia (Ph.D., Bio-Chemistry)

I investigated one of Pakistan’s most overlooked Hindu sacred sites at the Malkana Twin Temples and treated its ruins as evidence of how gender, worship, and memory were once spatially organized in pre-Partition Punjab. Nestled in the Salt Range of Chakwal, the twin Shiv Gunga temples preserve a rare gendered architecture of devotion, where male and female ritual spaces, ponds, and pathways encoded ideas of purity, social order, and religious identity. Drawing on ethnographic narratives from remaining locals, landscape observation, and archival reporting, I reconstructed how these spaces functioned as vibrant centers of worship before Partition fractured the community that sustained them. Beyond documentation, I examined how post-Partition neglect and demographic change transformed living sanctuaries into silenced relics, arguing that restoring Malkana is not merely architectural but anthropological—a reclamation of Pakistan’s pluralistic past and its erased gendered religious histories.

HONORS & AWARDS

  • National winner of the ORIC National Research Essay Award (2025), with the winning paper published in the Journal of Applied Linguistics & TESOL. Recognized for original research and analytical writing at the national level.

  • Recipient of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme Award for leadership in waste reduction and environmental conservation during the Chakwal Flood Relief initiative, acknowledging measurable civic impact under crisis conditions.

  • Awarded the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award, with provincial recognition for designing and implementing a transgender inclusion initiative within local curriculum frameworks—combining policy advocacy with grassroots educational reform.

  • Selected for UNESCO Youth Programme Recognition, alongside national selection for a competitive football tournament, reflecting leadership across academic, civic, and athletic domains.

  • Named Student of the Year and Salutatorian, and placed on the Director’s Roll of Honor for sustained excellence in academics and extracurricular leadership across secondary and advanced levels.

  • Chosen for the Director’s Award for Excellence, awarded to 3 students out of 390, recognizing consistency, initiative, and institutional contribution.

  • Served as Head Peer Tutor and Provost of the Student Leadership Council, mentoring students across all grade levels and coordinating academic support structures within the institution. Awarded a 100% Academic Merit Scholarship covering O and A Level tuition, earned through competitive examination and sustained academic distinction.

LEADERSHIP & IMPACT

01. Founder & Lead Tutor — MMBooklet (YouTube + Hybrid)

Pakistan’s first student-led, bilingual (Urdu–English) free A Level + SAT platform. Produced 100+ lessons (500+ hours) across Physics, Math, Chemistry & Sociology; built 500+ consistent learners; mentees earned national distinctions; full A Level Sociology course in pipeline.

02. Founder — World Needs To Tie (Waste Reform Civic Pilot)

Launched Chakwal’s first door-to-door waste model: 9 rickshaws + 100+ homes; reached ~90% cleanliness in pilot lanes; standardized waste SOPs; scaling districtwide.

03. Lead Advocate — Chakwal District Education Authority & Punjab SED

Drafted gender-inclusive curriculum proposal; presented to provincial + district boards; supported adoption across 40+ schools, impacting 15,000+ students and training 200+ educators.

04. Founder & Tournament Director — National Football Tournament for Chakwal Flood Relief

Coordinated 24 teams and local sponsors; raised Rs 2M for displaced families’ housing and supplies.

05. Deputy Head Boy | Head Peer Tutor | Provost, Student Leadership Council — Myers College

Led 1,100+ students; rebuilt peer-mentorship systems; authored conduct code adopted by administration; reduced demerits by 45%.

06. Founder — Chakwal Art Club

Curated 50+ artists; staged Lohri, Giddha, and Phulkari festivals; built an archival record preserving folk traditions.

07. Founder — Iqbal Restoration Society

Reclaimed a derelict Iqbal Library; revived it as a youth cultural hub through seminars, mushairas, and exhibits.

08. Independent Poet & School Literary Chaperone — Myers College

Studied Rumi’s Divan-i-Shams; authored original nazms; 3× regional winner.

09. Lead Innovator — Upper Secondary Science Innovation (National Gold, 2023)

Built anaerobic digester with slurry agitator; designed 3-stage CH₄ purification; pitched low-cost Sui-gas alternative.

10. Founder — Yummy Yummy (Patisa Revival)

Revived ancestral confection; ran 30+ trials; introduced bagasse eco-packaging; earned Rs 250K+ across 5 melas.

11. Soccer, Team Captain — Raja Aurangzeb FC, Myers College

U19 district top scorer; 3× champion; 8× MOTM, 5× TOT; organized preseason camp; represented school at regionals + summer tournaments; led tactical drills and match prep.