Amber Shamsi

Pakistan Editor

Amber Rahim Shamsi is an award-winning multimedia journalist, political commentator, and free speech advocate with extensive experience in media development. She previously served as Director of the Centre for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) at IBA, where she spearheaded the launch of iVerify Pakistan, a UNDP-supported fact-checking platform. A former BBC World Service bilingual reporter, she has hosted three major current affairs shows on Pakistani news channels. She is also an IVLP and ICFJ Digital Fellow, a media trainer, and an advocate for press freedom and gender representation in journalism.

Fields of Expertise

Politics, Human Rights, Media, Techno-politics

Education

Kinnaird College

Past Organizations

The News on Sunday, Herald magazine, Dawn News, BBC, Samaa, Hum News, CEJ-IBA, Tabadlab

Amber Shamsi

Fields of Expertise

Education

Past Organizations

Pakistan’s cybercrime scandal: Ducky Bhai, NCCIA & the deep system

What began as a gambling probe has widened into claims of bribery, torture, and influence within cybercrime agencies

The truth behind UAE visa panic for Pakistanis

From offloading at airports to human trafficking networks and corruption, system is under scrutiny

Pakistan’s 27th Amendment: The biggest constitutional crime yet?

The 27th Amendment didn't just change the law; it virtually assassinated the Spirit of the 1973 constitution

Why Pakistanis don’t trust the news anymore

Who’s really responsible for Pakistan’s growing media trust gap: the journalists or the audiences?

Pakistan’s solar revolution: Who really benefits?

Pakistan has joined global 25% solar club, one of only 17 countries generating over quarter of its electricity from sun

Malala Yousafzai: Beyond the Nobel Prize

In this episode of The Story Behind, we explore how Malala became both a national controversy and an international icon