Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan
$150 - $300 / Day
Request QuoteI am a freelance journalist from Pakistan/UK. I currently work as a fact-checker for SOCH Fact Check. I completed my Masters in Multimedia Journalism from the University of Kent in November 2021 and will have an NCTJ Diploma soon. Apart from current affairs, I cover culture, human rights issues – women's rights, transgender persons, refugees – and social entrepreneurship. My stories have appeared in an international media outlet, Pioneers Post as well as in local online and print publications in Pakistan; DAWN, ARY News, SAMAA Digital, and Runway Pakistan. As an aspiring journalist, I have had the opportunity to participate in Future News Worldwide'19 and DICE Young Storymakers Programme'19, both helmed by the British Council.
Produced for Pioneers Post
After years of being turned away from Karachi’s best beauty salons, transgender woman Bebo Haider decided to start her own. Her doors are open to everyone, offering services to locals and jobs for other transgender people.
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Thousands of Pakistani women qualify as doctors every year, but half of them quit after they get married and have children. Telemedicine social enterprise Sehat Kahani gets these women back to work at the same time as extending healthcare into the poorest communities.
Produced for Pioneers Post
Female artisans in Pakistan are creating beautiful, handcrafted products which overseas customers love. This article highlights an initiative which refines the artisans’ skills and connects them with international markets.
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