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

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

Gulf conflict: How US and China gain while Pakistan bears the cost

Evolving US-Israel-Iran conflict is reshaping geopolitics while driving up energy prices and straining economies like Pakistan

Are memes the new battlefield? Inside Iran’s digital influence strategy

Amber Shamsi explores propaganda’s shift from cinema reels to AI-driven social media, contrasting Pakistan’s memes with Iran’s digital strategy

Why is India obsessed with Pakistan?

Amber Rahim Shamsi discusses Pakistan’s shifting global role and whether it is emerging from isolation into a Eurasian 'middle power'

Trump signals broader geopolitical role for Islamabad

Amber Shamsi examines Islamabad’s emerging role in high-stakes diplomacy and its implications for Pakistan

Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade: Masterstroke or economic suicide?

In this episode, Amber Shamsi examines global impact of a possible Strait of Hormuz shutdown amid rising US-Iran tensions