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

Cricket, cash and consequences: Pakistan’s high-stakes stand against India

Pakistan’s India boycott triggers ICC clauses, legal risks and massive losses. Who wins and who loses?

Pakistan’s mass exodus: Why remittances now matter more than foreign investment

Pakistani workers abroad now send home 18 times more money than foreign firms invest. What does this mean?

India vs China: Do military parades really show power?

What India’s Republic Day parade and China’s displays signal for Pakistan, the US, and the region today

Pakistan’s justice system: Equal law or selective accountability?

From Tirah Valley to courtrooms, three cases raise one question: is justice selective in Pakistan today?

South Asia’s power shift: Why India is scrambling for new allies

In this episode of The Blue Newsroom, Amber Rahim Shamsi breaks down the seismic shifts in global and regional power dynamics

Karachi in crisis: Who is accountable after Gul Plaza fire?

Tensions rise in South Asia as India finds itself increasingly isolated in the region