Danish Khan Tafo
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Danish Khan (born 3rd April 1990) better know as Danish Khan Tafo is a Pakistani car enthusiast, racer, businessman, educationist and a host. He is famously know as TAFO in Pakistani racing community , a nickname given to him by his grandfather. Danish Khan gained immense popularity for his Supra MK4 which is regarded as the cleanest Supra of Pakistan. He is one of the few Pakistani Racers who have participated in approximately fifty plus auto shows across Pakistan.
Early Life:
Born in Karachi, Sindh province, Danish belongs Afridi Pathan family who hails from Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Shortly after his birth his family moved to Peshawar for two years. He completed his schooling and matriculation from his family school Aitchison Model School situated in Karachi. After his matriculation he pursued Commerce as his intermediate education from the renowned NCR College of Emerging Technologies in Karachi. He did his Bachelors in Business Administration from Iqra University in Karachi. Danish Khan also studied at Queensland University in Australia for a short period. He received his Masters Degree in Marketing from Iqra University in Karachi. Danish Khan also studied at the prestigious Institute of Business Administration at Karachi from where he pursued a Diploma Certification in Family Science Management. Danish Khan has always been a focused and studious youth throughout his education keeping his education at first priority as he belongs to a family known for educationists. Danish also participated in different sports in his youth. He played professional cricket from PIA Cricket Academy in his teenage. Other than this he always had a passion for car racing since his youth which he pursued professionally after his education.
Professional Career:
Danish Khan always believed in hard work and tough grind as the key to achieving his dreams and goals in life. After completing his education Danish got a job related to Print Media where he worked extensively for three years which was tough as well as a booming field at that time. He worked with utmost dedication in a tough professional environment to pesue his dreams. This job kickstarted his professional career where he soon began to be aware about the ethics and working of the professional environment after which he did multiple jobs before lastly joining his family business of schooling and education. Currently he is the Director at the prestigious Aitchison Model School in Karachi owned by his family which was built by his father with immense dedication and thrive for education thirty six years ago. Aitchison Model School under the zestful leadership of Danish Khan is reaching new heights in education sector with three state-of-the-art branches in Karachi and becoming one of most reputable and esteemed educational institutes in the bustling city of Karachi. Danish Khan also runs a side business of automobile spare parts by the name of “The House of Cars” which coincides with his passion for cars. The said business provides premium quality imported spare parts of different automobiles with trusted guarantee of the spare parts being genuine.
Racing Career:
Danish Khan better known as Tafo in the Pakistani racing community professionally started his racing career with his very first sports car Honda Beat in 2005. In his teenage Danish frequently used to visit the famous track in Karachi admiring the cars at the track. Honda Beat soon become the identity of the young and energetic Danish Khan Tafo in the Pakistani racing community. He won his first race with the famous Honda Beat at the most popular racing event of Pakistan Xtreme Autocross Championship held at the renowned district for car racing in Pakistan Jhal Magsi in 2006. This was a great start to his cars passion and racing career which greatly motivated him to participate in other racing championships in Pakistan. He then went on to win the notable Autocross Championship two more times in 2007 and 2008 consecutively with his Honda Beat. Danish Khan is regarded as the only Pakistani racer to win the Autocross Championship three years consecutively. Danish Khan also participated in the famous Xtreme Autocross Championship of 2010 but met with an accident during the championship which resulted in his early departure from the championship. Danish then bought and modified a Celica 4sgte which was one of two said cars at that time in Pakistan. Celica also proved to be a great asset for Danish in his racing career which provided him with a lot of exposure. Danish then went on the cement his racing prowess by stepping in the world of drifting for which he kept two Rx8 for a brief period. He participated in different drifting events and drag races across Pakistan performing and learning various drifting techniques winning several more accolades in the local racing events of Pakistan. In 2013, Danish Khan with his utmost dedication and enthusiasm bought his dream car the famous Supra MK4 which is regarded as one of the fastest drifting and drag racing car in the world. He then went on to modify his Supra to a level making it one of most cleanest Supra of Pakistan. Danish Khan is one of few car racers of Pakistan who have attended more than fifty plus auto shows across Pakistan. He has won numerous accolades as the showstopper in different auto shows across Pakistan. His Famous Supra MK4 is frequently placed on official posters of numerous acclaimed Pak Wheels events. Recently his Supra was the showstopper at the famous Pak Wheels Auto Show in Karachi held at Port Grand in December 2022. Other than cars Danish Khan is also interested in heavy bikes. He also bought a Hayabusa and a Ducati Pan gale to quench his love for super bikes too. Furthermore he always emphasizes on wearing proper safety gear while riding and recommends the youth to avoid riding without safety gear and proper experience. It took a lot of dedication, hard work and time to become what Danish Khan Tafo is today in the Pakistani Racing Community followed by millions of Pakistani Youth who admire him as their idol for their passion of cars and racing.
Social Media:
Danish Khan Tafo is one of most followed Pakistani car racer on social media in Pakistan. He has a immense youth fan following on his facebook and Instagram. Recently in 2022, Danish started his much awaited youtube channel on which he is currently hosting his famous Danish Khan Tafo Podcast which has been positively acclaimed for reviving the lost heroes of Pakistani racing community and giving a essential support to the youngsters currently stepping into the racing community of Pakistan. Danish aims to promote and build up motorsports as a professional career for the upcoming youth in Pakistan.
Personal Life:
Danish Khan held his marriage in 2016 which was one of most famous and unique weddings of Pakistan. Danish held a vow that he would not marry until he bought his dream car Supra. After buying his Supra Danish held his wedding in 2016 in which he reached his wedding venue in his Supra MK4 performing different stunts with a star-studded protocol of the most famous personalities of Pakistani racing community along with their super cars and bikes. It was one of the first Pakistani weddings featuring super cars and bikes. The wedding was widely shared on different media outlets at that time having millions of viewers.
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