Amber Shamsi

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

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Pakistan’s ‘London’ or environmental disaster?

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Who's responsible for Pakistan’s climate disaster?

Pakistan is drowning in another monsoon disaster with over 700 lives lost

Are overseas Pakistanis really a brain gain?
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Are overseas Pakistanis really a brain gain?

The truth behind the numbers of Pakistanis leaving the country

Ex-PPL chief urges Pakistan to get serious about oil exploration
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Ex-PPL chief urges Pakistan to get serious about oil exploration

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Can Pakistan become South Asia’s next oil power?
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Can Pakistan become South Asia’s next oil power?

From Trump’s 'Drill Baby Drill' to Pakistan’s untapped oil reserves

Honor killings in Pakistan: A system of gender terror?
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Honor killings in Pakistan: A system of gender terror?

With a conviction rate of just 0.5%, can we afford to keep calling this 'honor'

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