Having done BS (Hons) in Sociology and Sociocultural Studies and M.Phil. in Government and Public Policy, while working on International Desk of one of the prestigious media houses of Pakistan, I have acquired theoretical and practical understanding of Social Sciences. While pursuing Ph.D. in Political Science has further consolidated both my academic background and research skills.
Senior Associate Producer, INTERNATIONAL DESK, Dunya TV
generating ideas for stories and features by following leads from international media and news agencies
pitching ideas to Executive Producer
researching and verifying information to support a story
writing scripts for bulletins, headlines and reports
selecting appropriate pictures and videos for news packages
exercising editorial judgement on the best angle from which to approach a story
planning in-house coverage for important international events such as US or UK general elections
producing complete packages for broadcast
collaborating with non-linear editors to put together the completed package
understanding and complying with media law and industry codes of conduct.
Incharge Data Management Wing at Dunya Election Cell
supervising Data Management Wing of Election Cell
leading a team of 50 interns and guiding them in data management process
developing demographic profile of all provincial and national assembly constituencies
developing an election forecast model based on field surveys, reports, expert opinions and our correspondent’s observation
finding interesting political angles from the data and publish stories in Dunya newspaper and magazines
keeping contact with hundreds of correspondents all across Pakistan to monitor political development
making election cell as a resource centre for electronic, digital and print media at Dunya Media Group
To work on Policy Advocacy initiative in collaboration with team IDEAS (Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives) on Public Private Partnership in education with the focus on partnership for management (PfM) and Adopt a School (AAS) model and organized policy dialogues.
To research and write policy paper and briefs on various topics