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.
Politics, Human Rights, Media, Techno-politics
Kinnaird College
The News on Sunday, Herald magazine, Dawn News, BBC, Samaa, Hum News, CEJ-IBA, Tabadlab
The program explores technical issues with India’s HAL Tejas, supply delays, export hurdles, and information security challenges in South Asia
In this episode of The Blue Newsroom, Amber Shamsi explores claims that an “unwritten rule” keeps Pakistan’s top players out of England’s The Hundred, while also covering India’s Super 8 setback and viral stories
Will Trump’s BoP summit advance peace or politics? Experts weigh Pakistan’s role and Gaza’s global stakes
Imran Khan’s health claims clash with a government medical board as politics, family and power collide
From Imran Khan’s health crisis to Pakistan’s quiet diplomacy and a cricket collapse, Amber Shamsi explains it all
From Bangladesh’s power shift to India’s farm protests and Basant’s return, South Asia’s old order is under strain
