Amber Shamsi

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

Asia Cup 2025 controversy: Pakistan, India, and ICC politics
Sports

Asia Cup 2025 controversy: Pakistan, India, and ICC politics

How the Asia Cup and Pakistani cricket are entangled in politics, power and money

The truth about water wars: India, Pakistan & 2025 floods
Feature

The truth about water wars: India, Pakistan & 2025 floods

Why climate change and poor planning matter more than rhetoric

Pakistan’s ‘London’ or environmental disaster?
Sci-Tech

Pakistan’s ‘London’ or environmental disaster?

Why experts warn that the dream of a new Lahore could turn into an environmental nightmare

Who's responsible for Pakistan’s climate disaster?
Sci-Tech

Who's responsible for Pakistan’s climate disaster?

Pakistan is drowning in another monsoon disaster with over 700 lives lost

Are overseas Pakistanis really a brain gain?
Home Featured

Are overseas Pakistanis really a brain gain?

The truth behind the numbers of Pakistanis leaving the country

Ex-PPL chief urges Pakistan to get serious about oil exploration
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Ex-PPL chief urges Pakistan to get serious about oil exploration

Potential exists, but needs a systematic plan, he says