Born in Pakistan just two years after it's formation,  it was a very unstable time in the region. So much so that at the age of 15, as tensions rose more with India, Zahir moved to Norway with his family to start anew. He lived a fairly typical life after moving, attending school and eventually going to university to study engineering.

Zahir worked as an electrician for many years whilst establishing a family of his own and having many children, who would go onto have children of their own, ending up with a grand total of 19 grandchildren. Whilst going through the natural process of aging, he kept himself in good shape by eating well and exercising regularly.

As shit hit the fan, it so happened that Zahir was already in the Nyheim region visiting some family who moved up there. However, as things got hairy, he retreated into a cabin in the woods before waiting for the dust to settle.