Meet Muhammad Ayub the gatekeeper who works 365 days in a year to ensure the railway tracks are safe and ready for all to pass.

To everyone crossing, he's just a man pulling the lever on the tracks. But in reality, he's directly responsible for ensuring safety of tens of thousands busy running towards their own life goals, trying to reach their destination on time each day.

A film by Muneeb Naeem, Syed Usman Zafar, Hassan Idrees Khan & Syed Muneeb Zafar.



Digging deeper into the lives and untold stories of the heroes we often overlook, this year Dawn.com and Germany's intern
Through this initiative, he's been able to coach and mentor ational broadcaster Deutsche Welle DW اردو launched the #HeroesOfPakistanEdition of #ItHappensOnlyInPakistan contest.