At Islamia College, Peshawar, he was among the pioneers who put Pushto literature on the 'modern' track.
Able to converse fluently with the learned in Persian and with the common folk in the vernacular Pushto, he succeeded, by his acquaintance with tribal life and character, in gaining an influence over the border Afghans which has never been equalled.
Yaqubi (Urdu and Pushto يعقوبي)is a village in Lahor Tehsil, Swabi district, Pakistan.