A decade ago, Aftab's age was one-third of Kashif's age at that time. Currently, Kashif is 12 years older than Aftab. What is Aftab's current age?

Explanation

Let Aftab's current age be 'a' and Kashif's current age be 'k'. Ten years ago, Aftab's age was (a - 10) and Kashif's was (k - 10). Given that (a - 10) = (1/3)(k - 10) and k = a + 12, substitute k in the first equation: (a - 10) = (1/3)(a + 2). Multiplying both sides by 3 gives 3a - 30 = a + 2, which simplifies to 2a = 32, so a = 16. Therefore, Aftab's present age is 16 years.