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

South Asia at a crossroads: Power shifts, protests and Basant’s return

From Bangladesh’s power shift to India’s farm protests and Basant’s return, South Asia’s old order is under strain

Islamabad attack and the return of militancy

From deadly mosque attack in Islamabad to major coordinated assault in Balochistan

US weapons in TTP hands, Khawaja Asif’s shocking admission & raid on X

Dangerous intersection of abandoned military tech, regional security failures, and the unchecked power of global tech giants

Trump’s tariff cut for India: Bad news for Pakistan’s exports?

Pakistan’s exports touch $3.06B, but a Trump-led tariff shift gives Indian rivals a sudden advantage

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?