Experience

International Federation of Journalists Asia-Pacific

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Feb 2023 - Present

• • Feb 2023 - Present



IFJ Asia Pacific

• Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan

• Pakistan Gender Coordinator IFJ

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Freelance

• • Apr 2020 - Present

• • Aug 2020 - Present

• • Jul 2019 - Present

• • Sep 2015 - Present



Global Neighbourhood For Media Innovation

• Karachi, Pakistan

• Member Of The Board Of Advisors

  • Feb 2020 - Present



http://womeninjournalism.org/chapters

• Pakistan

• Mentor

  • Nov 2019 - Present



Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ)

• Pakistan

• Project Manager

  • Aug 2015 - Present



Media Unlimited Pakistan

• Pakistan

• Project Manager

  • Feb 2022 - Oct 2022

  Worked as project manager; social media editor and manager; content creator and editor; digital manager and editor for a webinar series project titled The Future of Journalism in South Asia' by Media Unlimited in collaboration with Center for Investigative Reporting, Sri Lanka supported by Meta Worked as project manager; social media editor and manager; content creator and editor; digital manager and editor for a webinar series project titled The Future of Journalism in South Asia' by Media Unlimited in collaboration with Center for Investigative Reporting, Sri Lanka supported by Meta



Association for Journalism and Online Media

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Screener Media

  • Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

  Screener for Online Journalism Association Awards and screened entries in several categories, averaging roughly 20 - 30 entries each. The entries were international, in many languages including English and were in different formats - print, podcasts, videos. Screener for Online Journalism Association Awards and screened entries in several categories, averaging roughly 20 - 30 entries each. The entries were international, in many languages including English and were in different formats - print, podcasts, videos.



GEO News Live TV

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 200 - 300 Employee

• • Dec 2013 - Apr 2020

• • Sep 2007 - Aug 2017



Geo News Network

• Karachi, Pakistan

• Content Generator & Curator

  • Dec 2013 - Apr 2020



Ziauddin College of Media Sciences

• Karachi

• Visiting Faculty Member

  • Sep 2017 - Nov 2019



Bahria University

• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Faculty member

  • Feb 2017 - Feb 2018



HEC Website

• Karachi

• Content re-writing/editing of HEC website

  • May 2016 - Jan 2017

  Content re-writing/editng of the HEC website. This role was as part of navigant Pakistani team on a Microsoft project. Content re-writing/editng of the HEC website. This role was as part of navigant Pakistani team on a Microsoft project.



International Federation of Journalists Asia-Pacific

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Training

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2015

  SAMSN IFJ FMM Gender Meeting & SAMSN Digital Campaign Skills Training in Colombo, Sri Lanka SAMSN IFJ FMM Gender Meeting & SAMSN Digital Campaign Skills Training in Colombo, Sri Lanka



UNESCO-IFJ

• Karachi

• Researcher on Gender Report

  • Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

  - Worked as researcher for UNESCO-IFJ Gender Report. - Worked as researcher for UNESCO-IFJ Gender Report.



Pakistan Idol

• Karachi, Pakistan

• Social Media Content Editor/Manager

  • Aug 2013 - May 2014

  Entered the next dimension of Media - Social Media Entered the next dimension of Media - Social Media



Content Kahani

• Karachi, Pakistan

• Senior Content Writer

  • Jul 2013 - May 2014

  Head of content on Social Media Head of content on Social Media



UPINext.com

• Karachi, Pakistan

• Freelancer reporter/feature writer

  • Sep 2012 - Mar 2014

  Reporting breaking news, news and writing features from Pakistan. Reporting breaking news, news and writing features from Pakistan.



Aman ki Asha

• Karachi

• Co-ordinator

  • Jan 2010 - Aug 2013

  - Worked as part of Jang-Hindustan Times peace initiative Aman ki Asha (2010-2013) - Worked as part of Jang-Hindustan Times peace initiative Aman ki Asha (2010-2013)



The News International, Karachi

• Assistant Editor

  • Dec 2003 - Jun 2013

  Commission and editing of articles. Play a part in the collective decision of planning the content. Decide how articles will be laid out for publishing. Consider submissions for inclusion from freelance journalists, photographers and illustrators. Planning, organising and managing staff. Displaying creativity and good visual sense, financial skills and commercial flair. Applying legal knowledge regarding the content of publications. Developing an understanding of target audiences. Using negotiating and decision-making skills. Show less



Media

• assistant editor

  • 1993 - 2013



Freelance

• Pakistan

• Urdu-English English-Urdu Interpreter

  • Aug 2010 - Oct 2011



Geo News

• • May 2009 - Oct 2010

  International Desk.Assigning news packages and co-ordinating foreign bureaus.Writing, translating and editing news items from English to Urdu and Urdu and English.Monitoring foreign news, writing and editing news.Writing scripts for news packages.

• • Dec 2008 - May 2009

  Assigning packages to reporters, developing ideas for packages, checking completed packages. Editing news and scripts, writing and making news reports, monitoring news, co-ordinating with reporters.Developing ideas for news/feature packages, writing scripts of packages, VO of packages, shooting and editing of packages.



Geo Networks

• Telecommunications
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Copy Editor

  • Sep 2007 - Oct 2010

  Wrote and edited copy, did voice overs and recorded footage for news packages for the bulletin Wrote and edited copy, did voice overs and recorded footage for news packages for the bulletin



The News, Rawalpindi and Karachi

• Assistant Editor

  • Dec 2003 - Aug 2007

  Open Editorial and Features. Writing editorials for Oped pages on social, criminal and political issues. Selecting and editing matter for the two daily pages. Selecting and editing letters from contributors for the letters to the editor section. Co-ordinating and planning the two daily pages. Interacting with the contributors. Making the dummy for the daily page and designing the page with the page maker. Writing on various issues ranging from social problems to women and children issues. Environment, politics, film and book reviews, restaurant reviews. Writing features on current affairs and satires on assignment for the paper. Show less



Getpakistan.com

• Feature Writer

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Wrote a variety of features and took interviews Wrote a variety of features and took interviews



CNN

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance

  • Mar 2002 - May 2002



Us magazine & You magazine, The News International

• sub-editor

  • Mar 1993 - Jan 1998

  Page making & visualising page, conceptualising and visualising phot0-shoots based on theme, editing and writing articles. Page making & visualising page, conceptualising and visualising phot0-shoots based on theme, editing and writing articles.