Very good thread Shaka.
I have seen him play and was one of the technically very sound player.He was very lanky and his style of play was very much like Dravid( My Indian bias always comes in). But both of them dbuted at the same time and this is what I thougt then. He played most of his matches outside Pakistan and did pretty well compared to any other pakistani batsmen on those tours.

This one of those examples of losing talent fo rnothing. Remember Basit Ali.

Anyway ,Latest I heard is that He is doing very good in NZL and is planning to play for NZL national team.I think He is expcted to get his citizenship very soon. NZL cricket borad is very keen to bring him in.