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
Amber Shamsi discusses allegations of widespread irregularities in Sindh’s exam boards, including corruption claims and Karachi center relocations
Amber Shamsi examines Pakistan’s military response in the May 2025 India conflict and the collapse of competing regional narratives amid heightened escalation
Amber Shamsi examines how the four-day confrontation unfolded and why Pakistan’s response drew global attention
Amber Rahim Shamsi examines rising BRICS divisions over Israel-Palestine language and Iran-UAE tensions shaping the bloc’s cohesion
Evolving US-Israel-Iran conflict is reshaping geopolitics while driving up energy prices and straining economies like Pakistan
Amber Shamsi explores propaganda’s shift from cinema reels to AI-driven social media, contrasting Pakistan’s memes with Iran’s digital strategy
