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

Netanyahu’s Pakistan remark fuels debate over Israel’s global media narrative

Amber Shamsi discusses Israel’s digital outreach strategy, including reports on its 2026 Hasbara budget allocation

Hague ruling deals blow to India’s water push

Amber Shamsi discusses the Hague ruling on the Indus Waters Treaty and the latest developments in the high-profile 'Pinky' narcotics case

Pakistan’s education system under fire as Sindh exam boards face major scandal

Amber Shamsi discusses allegations of widespread irregularities in Sindh’s exam boards, including corruption claims and Karachi center relocations

Marka-e-Haq: Pakistan’s military rise and India’s narrative crisis

Amber Shamsi examines Pakistan’s military response in the May 2025 India conflict and the collapse of competing regional narratives amid heightened escalation

India-Pakistan 2025 war: How Pakistan changed the game

Amber Shamsi examines how the four-day confrontation unfolded and why Pakistan’s response drew global attention

Pakistan and BRICS: Where Islamabad stands in a shifting global order

Amber Rahim Shamsi examines rising BRICS divisions over Israel-Palestine language and Iran-UAE tensions shaping the bloc’s cohesion