Laiba Zainab

Laiba Zainab

Correspondent

Laiba Zainab is an award-winning journalist with nearly a decade of experience in digital media. She has received the DW & CEJ-IBA Data Journalism Award and the top digital media prize at the National Media Fellowship. At NUKTA, she covers underreported stories on health, crime, and social justice.

Fields of Expertise

Digital media, Social Issues, Feminism, Crime

Education

Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan (BZU)/ Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi

Past Organizations

The Current, University of Central Punjab (UCP), Justice Project Pakistan (JPP), Sujag, Naya Daur, City 42, Channel 24, Rohi

Pakistan court declares 51 PML-N leaders, workers proclaimed offenders
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Pakistan court declares 51 PML-N leaders, workers proclaimed offenders

A Faisalabad court declared 51 PML-N leaders and workers proclaimed offenders over a 2019 rally, ordering their arrest and an October court date

LHC suspends PMDC orders to expel Afghan medical students
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LHC suspends PMDC orders to expel Afghan medical students

Lahore High Court halts PMDC directives ordering Afghan medical students to leave Pakistan, barring Punjab colleges from expelling them or blocking exams.

PTI leader Hammad Azhar arrested in May 9 cases
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PTI leader Hammad Azhar arrested in May 9 cases

Azhar arrested in the May 9 violence cases, as the party calls his detention political revenge and state coercion.

Punjab opposition urges governor to block secret trials bill
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Punjab opposition urges governor to block secret trials bill

Punjab opposition and rights groups ask the governor to block a secret trials bill, warning it threatens fair-trial rights under Article 10A.

Two suspects in Lahore police killings shot dead in encounter, third escapes
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Two suspects in Lahore police killings shot dead in encounter, third escapes

Three suspects were allegedly involved in two separate attacks on police in Lahore on Thursday

Lahore rocked by attacks on police, three officers killed
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Lahore rocked by attacks on police, three officers killed

Three police officers were killed in Lahore attacks targeting personnel, prompting tighter security ahead of Independence Day events