# Shazil Ali Mehkri

> Shazil Ali Mehkri is the Karachi-based co-founder and CEO of Sastaticket.pk. An economics graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a former leader at his family’s Quality Aviation business, he co-founded the online travel platform with his brother Bilal. His public work emphasizes transparent booking, customer support and trust in digital travel.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Sastaticket.pk
- **Organizations:** Sastaticket.pk, Quality Aviation (Private) Limited
- **Nationality:** Pakistani
- **Education:** Economics graduate; exact degree designation unverified, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- **Known for:** Co-founded Sastaticket.pk, which announced a $1.5 million Series A led by Gobi Partners in November 2018., Selected as one of five Pakistani entrepreneurs in the 37-participant Asian eFounders cohort in March 2018., Established a Carlson Wagonlit Travel partnership during his Quality Aviation tenure, according to his 2020 Business Recorder biography.

## Career timeline

- **2005–2008** — Studied at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; public biographies identify economics as his subject.
- **2008–2016** — Served as Co-CEO of Quality Aviation, according to MENAbytes’ 2018 account of his LinkedIn history.
- **2014** — As executive director of Quality Aviation, signed a travel-services agreement with National Bank of Pakistan.
- **2015** — Developed the Sastaticket.pk concept with Bilal Mehkri; a 2020 biography dates the concept to June 2015.
- **2016** — Co-founded Sastaticket.pk with his brother Bilal; operations began in September.
- **2018** — Selected for Alibaba and UNCTAD’s eFounders Initiative in Hangzhou; Sastaticket.pk announced a $1.5 million Series A led by Gobi Partners in November.
- **2023** — Mentored participants at Sastaticket.pk’s May hackathon; an essay attributed to him discussed trust in digital travel in November.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Sastaticket.pk, which announced a $1.5 million Series A led by Gobi Partners in November 2018.
- Selected as one of five Pakistani entrepreneurs in the 37-participant Asian eFounders cohort in March 2018.
- Established a Carlson Wagonlit Travel partnership during his Quality Aviation tenure, according to his 2020 Business Recorder biography.
- Led Sastaticket.pk as its company timeline recorded one million combined app downloads in 2023 and more than 1.5 million cumulative tickets in 2024; these are company milestones.

## Latest updates

- **—** — Sastaticket.pk’s timeline reports more than 1.5 million cumulative tickets booked in its 2024 milestones; no month is provided.
- **2023-11** — An essay carrying Mehkri’s author biography discusses security, clear pricing and terms, customer feedback and support in digital travel.
- **2023-05** — Mentored at Sastaticket.pk’s May 19–21 travel hackathon.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sastaticket.pk/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shazil-mehkri

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