EXPERIENCE
USA Today — World/ Breaking NewsFebruary 2017- August
The News International, Pakistan — Investigative JournalistJan 2013 –PRESENTInvestigative Reporting on Corruption, national security, politics, health, Education and Human Rights
The Brunei Times, Brunei — Editor AsiaSep 2007 – Jan 2013Edited news stories, designed Asia pages and wrote opinion articles on situation in Asia. Geo News, Pakistan — Reporter/Assignment EditorJuly 2005 – Sep 2007Covered key national and international issues as TV journalist including US army relief operation in Pakistan northern areas after earthquake |
EDUCATIONUniversity of Maryland, College Park — Graduate CoursesAugust 2016 -JuneMajor: Investigative Journalism, data journalism, broadcast reporting
University of Westminister, London — Graduate CourseJan-March 2017Graduate course on leadership, media and good governance. ISLAMIA University Bahawalpur, Pakistan — Masters in Mass CommunicationsJan 2000-degree awarded |
AWARDSFulbright Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship at University of Maryland, US Completed graduate courses on leadership, Investigative reporting, Broadcast writing, TV presentation and Feature writing and attended US congress, White House, US Supreme Court and United Nations sessions. Chevening South Asia Journalism Fellowship, UK (2016): Attended graduate course on media and good governance . IRE Bootcamp on Computer Assisted Reporting at Missouri School of Journalism (2017) Learned data journalism tools and computer-assisted investigative reporting techniques Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) Fellowship. 2015. Attended global conference in Norway to learn new tools of investigative reporting. RTI Champion Award for Investigative Reporting 2015 For Investigative reports on health issues using right to information law. |