Experience

Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation

• Pakistan
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Media Monitor

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Monitor regional broadcast, print and internet media and produce different types of media products. Monitor regional broadcast, print and internet media and produce different types of media products.



Pakistan in Persian

• Freelance Media Analyst / Blogger

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  I started Pakistan's first ever news platform in Persian and Dari languages. At the moment I manage and edit “Pakistan in Persian” news platform Twitter account twitter.com/PakistanPersian and blogging site pakistanpersian.blogspot.com. On Twitter account I report important Pakistani news in Persian and Dari languages and sometimes in Arabic also. So far I have tweeted 650 plus tweets which earned average 1500 plus impressions per day. On the blogging page I have produced several Media Reactions, Analysis and Reports. Some of the media reactions and analysis are as following: Report: Opening of Kartarpur Corridor; Confidence Building Measure by Pakistan Media Reaction to Murder of Maulana Samiul Haq; Father of Taliban Special Report: China Visit of the PM; Hopes and Anticipations Benefits of Saudi Package for Pakistan Results of Mid-Term Elections, Warning for the Ruling Party IMF Loan and Pakistani Media Speech of FM Qureshi at UNSC and Pakistani Media Reaction Addition of Saudi Arabia in CPEC, Positive Move for Pakistan Army Chief General Bajwa's China Visit and Pakistani Media Reaction



Embassy of the United States of America, Doha, Qatar

• Media Analyst

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2015

  Produced analytical reports, political summaries, media reaction reports, social media highlights and talk show summaries about political developments in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The analytical reports contained multimedia and social media elements also. Monitored Pakistan and Afghanistan social media for political developments.By keeping in view the interest of the United States Administration, I produced analytical papers about the following subjects: Killings of Hazara Shias in Pakistan; political maneuverings of the Pakistan Muslim League and Jamaat-e Islami; Afghan higher education statistics; security situation in Balochistan Province; cyber-attack on the website of the Election Commission of Pakistan; Iran's usage of Afghans in Syrian conflict; blasphemy law of Pakistan; former Afghan President's tactics of using Iran against the United States; Pakistan-China nuclear cooperation; Russia-India deal to purchase weapons for Afghanistan; Afghan refugee's situation in Iran; presence of Pakistani news channel on different platforms; Afghan first lady's political ambitions; and Iran-Afghanistan trade relations with reference to Iranian port of Chabahar.Managed the operations Af-Pak Team; Translated and processed items from Urdu, Persian and Dari; Edited English reports and summaries. In a fast moving environment, performed multi-tasking that included coordination with different bureaus situated in Islamabad, London, New Delhi, and Bangkok through email, telephone and VTC. Made sure to cover the reactions pertaining to significant events from the countries under coverage and their neighboring countries. Monitored, and documented productivity and quality of the work produced by the team members.



Radio Liberty (Radio Farda)

• Free Lance Reporter

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2009

  Sending contributions in Persian language of significant news regarding events in Islamabad and rest of Pakistan as well as news related to Iran and the Iranians living in Pakistan. Sending contributions in Persian language of significant news regarding events in Islamabad and rest of Pakistan as well as news related to Iran and the Iranians living in Pakistan.



Embassy of the United States of America

• Portugal
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Acquisitions Officer

  • Aug 2006 - Dec 2009

  Acquired material for the Library of Congress (LOC) Washington D.C. through gift, exchange and purchase while keeping in view the guideline, rules and regulations laid out by the LOC; provided linguistic expertise to the office relating to the material in Persian and Dari; Prepared media reports for the US Government about political developments taking place in Pakistan and Afghanistan; Selected important news items and articles from different current affairs magazines and sent them to FRD in Washington D.C; Regularly acquired digital and hard copy Pakistani maps for the LOC; Executed a special project of acquiring important maps from Afghanistan for the Library of Congress and other US libraries; Acquired Pakistani medical journals for the National Library of Medicine (NLM) of the United States of America; Initiated acquiring Iranian medical journals for the NLM; Informed the participating US libraries about significant publications from Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan through The Circular; Interacted regularly with the local vendors and LOC Reps in Pakistan and Afghanistan for acquisitions purposes; Acquired manuscripts and historical reprints from Afghanistan and Pakistan for the LOC; Identified new sources, publication houses and small publishers for acquisition purposes; Streamlined serial acquisition for the LOC and other participating libraries; Acquired audio video material the LOC; Weeded out the material that did not match the acquisition standards; Acquired material in smaller languages like Punjabi, Pashto, Brahvi, Balochi, Sindhi, Saraiki, Shina, Gojri, Pahari, Kashmiri, and Pothohari for the LOC and other participating libraries; Supervised LOC Exchange Program with Pakistani and Iranian libraries and educational institutions; Operated LCWEB, OCLC, Voyger2000, and Packing-list databases; and supervised the Acquisition Section of the LOC in the absence of the head of the section.



Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Pakistan) Official Media Government Of Pakistan

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Anchorperson and Translator (Part Time)

  • Feb 1999 - Dec 2009

  Translation of News, Talks, Commentaries, and other broadcast material from English into Persian and Dari, Reading Persian and Dari News and Commentaries, Hosting Live Program, Preparing features on different occasions. Translation of News, Talks, Commentaries, and other broadcast material from English into Persian and Dari, Reading Persian and Dari News and Commentaries, Hosting Live Program, Preparing features on different occasions.



United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

• Switzerland
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Interpreter / Secretary

  • Feb 2001 - Aug 2006

  Interpreted from and to Persian and Dari languages in high level official meetings of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); Conducted Priority Interviews of the refugees; Interpreted in the refugees' interviews at the first instance, registration, RSD (Refugee Status Determination), and resettlement stages; Made appointments for the Deputy Representative (Legal) & Senior Protection Officer, Drafted correspondence about the status of asylum cases; Maintained complete record of official correspondence of the section; Translated Refugee Appeals and Applications into English, & Office Information Leaflets into Persian, Dari and Urdu; Maintained the filing section of the Legal Section; Updated the refugee files physically and electronically; Answered queries of refugees about the status of their applications; Issued Refugee Protection Letters; Monitored Media; Maintained a small resource center for the section, Kept attendance record; Prepared Country of Origin Information Reports.



National University of Modern Languages

• Türkiye
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lecturer

  • Aug 1999 - Sep 2000

  Taught Persian and Dari Languages to different classes & Translated official documents Taught Persian and Dari Languages to different classes & Translated official documents