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Karachi Personal Journal — June 17, 2026 05:00 AM — Morning Quiet The city is peaceful right now. Mushk is still asleep at home, resting up before the alarm goes off. She has a solid four hours before she needs to head out. 08:15 AM — Heading Out Shakir is already moving, pulling out of Gulshan-e-Iqbal early to beat the heavy traffic. Mushk and Maryam are wrapping up their morning routines at home, getting ready for the day ahead. 09:00 AM — Breakfast Stop The group meets up for a quick breakfast and coffee at Easy by Khadija in DHA Phase 6. It's a fast, fun catch-up before everyone splits up for their workdays. 09:45 AM — Heading to Work * Mushk leaves breakfast and takes a quick 5-minute drive to arrive right on time at Team Reactivate(DHA Phase 6) by 10:00 AM. * Maryam drives over to the corporate design floor at Manto HQ (Emerald Tower, Clifton). * Shakir heads over to check in at the Avery Pakistan facility. Shakir (8:55 AM): Just parked at Easy. Snagged a table outside! 🙌 Mushk (9:02 AM): Walking in now! Maryam (9:05 AM): Hey sorry, stuck at a signal on Khayaban-e-Ittehad, will be there in 2 minutes! Mushk (9:45 AM): That breakfast was perfect. Heading over to Team Reactivate now, it's literally down the street. Have a good day at work guys! 💻 Maryam (9:48 AM): Same, heading to Emerald Tower now. Shakir, safe drive back to Avery! Shakir (9:50 AM): Thanks! Already on the road heading toward the facility. Talk to you guys at lunch! 👍 WhatsApp Group Chat (June 17, 2026 — 2:15 PM) Maryam: Guys, I am buried under fabric samples for the new Manto drop. 😭 Need another coffee badly. How's everyone's day? Mushk: Just wrapped up a massive strategy presentation at Reactivate! It went so well. Ready for a lunch break now. 🥳 Shakir: Nice one Mushk! 🙌 I’m just supervising a huge inventory dispatch at the Avery facility right now. It's chaotic but almost done. Maryam: Congrats Mushk!! We need to celebrate. 🥂 Are we still on to finalize the Astola Island plan tonight? Mushk: Yes please! I need that beach escape after this week. Let's lock in the details around 6 PM when we are out of traffic. Shakir: Sounds like a plan. Back to the floor for me, catch you guys later! 👍 WhatsApp Group Chat (June 17, 2026 — 6:15 PM) Shakir: Wait, hold on! Today is already Wednesday, June 17 here in Karachi. If we leave tomorrow night (Thursday, June 18) at 11:00 PM, that means we drive overnight and arrive in Pasni on Friday morning, June 19! 📆 Mushk: Oh right! Yes, exactly. We hit the coastal highway Thursday night, sleep in the car, and then catch the speedboat to Astola on Friday morning. 🌊 Maryam: Perfect! That gives us all of Friday and Saturday on the island, and we can head back to Karachi on Sunday afternoon. 🏖️ Shakir: Sounds like a solid plan. I’ll make sure the SUV is fueled up and ready by tomorrow night! 🚙💨