Summer job lets teen help launch TV station in Pakistan

SNELLVILLE - If someone asks 14-year-old Faraz Ahmed how he spent his summer, he&#39;ll have an interesting tale to spin. <br> <br> University of Georgia journalism professor David Hazinski needed someone to deliver expensive television equipment to Pakistan, and he knew just the person for the job. <br> <br> Hazinski wasn&#39;t able to get around the long wait needed to obtain a work visa for Pakistan in the post-Sept. 11 world. So he sent in his top tech guy - Faraz. Within a week, the Brookwood High School freshman set up the system and trained a Pakistani TV crew. <br> <br> ``Most of my friends spent the summer watching movies or going to the pool,&#39;&#39; Faraz told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in Thursday&#39;s editions. <br> <br> The teen also impressed the adults at the station. ``They all called me &#39;sir,&#39;&#39;&#39; he said. ``It was pretty cool.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Hazinski flew Faraz and his mother to Pakistan in July. Faraz was able to visit relatives during the weeklong trip and earn some summer cash. <br> <br> ``Not only did they get an expert who put it all together for them and who could explain it, he did it all for about $25,000 less,&#39;&#39; said Hazinski, a partner in Atlanta-based Intelligent Media Consultants, which coordinated the station&#39;s launch. <br> <br> The 14-year-old saved the TV station thousands of dollars, Hazinski said. Faraz had the visa, technical experience and language skills to make him an obvious choice. <br> <br> Ray Ahmed said it took some convincing to send his wife and son to Pakistan during uncertain times in the region. <br> <br> ``I also worried because it was a lot of responsibility for one young man,&#39;&#39; Ahmed said. <br> <br> Faraz spent the last three summers sharpening his technical skills at his father&#39;s computer business in Norcross, where Hazinski bought equipment. Faraz also runs a Web site and carries business cards. <br> <br> But, he&#39;s rather modest about it all. <br> <br> ``I&#39;m still pretty young,&#39;&#39; he said. ``This is a hobby for me.&#39;&#39;