That's what his manifesto claims, that he was a normal average guy. But he traveled the world for 7 years, including north korea, which is a bit of a red flag; not many people have reason to go to north korea.
There was also a mysterious diplomatic suicide yesterday in the same region in Pakistan where he visited last year and posted about how much he loved being in Pakistan.
According to a Geo News report, the former director of the intelligence agency in Peshawar had been upset over reports that National Accountability Bureau (NAB), during its executive board meeting, had approved the filing of a reference against him.
www.news18.com
And finally there was a large spyring previously discovered in christchurch:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wo...rthed-because-of-Christchurch-earthquake.html
So, yes the claim is that he was a normal guy in his manifesto... it doesn't completely seem to fit with his traveling itenary.