Aftab is Co-Founder and Program Director of Idara Baraye Taleem-o-Taraqi, which uses education to work for the rights and development of marginalized ethno-linguistic communities in northern Pakistan. He has written multiple course books for children in their native languages and compiled a trilingual Torwali-Urdu-English dictionary. Most recently, Aftab is working on a project on the empowerment of women through education. Aftab holds a master’s in Political Science from the University of Malakand.