Gender Coordinator & Trainer; Monitoring

• Feb 2023 - Present

Interim IFJ South Asia Monitor

• Feb 2023 - Present

Media Trainer and Program Manager

• Jan 2022 - Present

Pakistan Gender Coordinator IFJ

• Jun 2021 - Present

Freelance Journalist

• Apr 2020 - Present

Book Editor

• Aug 2020 - Present

Book Editor

• Jul 2019 - Present

Content Editor & Creator; Social Media Manager; Digital Manager; project manager, and report writer

• Sep 2015 - Present

Fact checking news and content for media outlets in South Asia (and Beyond)

• Aug 2013 - Present

Member Of The Board Of Advisors

• Feb 2020 - Present

Mentor

• Nov 2019 - Present

Project Manager

• Aug 2015 - Present

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

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.

Head of Content Social Media

• Dec 2013 - Apr 2020

Head of Content Special Projects Social Media

• Sep 2007 - Aug 2017

Content Generator & Curator

• Dec 2013 - Apr 2020

Visiting Faculty Member

• Sep 2017 - Nov 2019

Visiting Faculty member

• Feb 2017 - Feb 2018

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.

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

Researcher on Gender Report

• Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

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

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

Senior Content Writer

• Jul 2013 - May 2014

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

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.

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)

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

assistant editor

• 1993 - 2013

Urdu-English English-Urdu Interpreter

• Aug 2010 - Oct 2011

Senior Copy Editor / Senior Assignment Editor

• 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.

Senior Copy Editor / Senior Assignment Editor

• 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.

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

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

Feature Writer

• Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

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

Freelance

• Mar 2002 - May 2002

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.