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

Laiba Zainab

Fields of Expertise

Education

Past Organizations

The man trusted with billions: Inside Lahore’s missing gold case

For decades, Waseem Akhtar operated quietly in Lahore’s Ichhra jewellery market, handling gold worth millions without written contracts

Pakistan’s KP CM meets families of jailed PTI leaders during Lahore visit to rally party

Sohail Afridi is expected to continue political meetings during his three-day visit as PTI ramps up outreach in Punjab

‘My sole source of income’: Pakistani YouTuber asks court to restore channel access

Ducky Bhai assures court he would not tamper with the videos flagged by Pakistan’s cybercrime agency

Inside Pakistan’s police encounters: Crossfire or staged killings?

Families allege fake encounters as over 60 die in Punjab, raising questions about police power and the right to life

Pakistan court grants 13-year-old to foster parents, citing child’s wellbeing

Lahore High Court emphasizes that the child’s wishes and well-being take precedence in custody disputes

How Lahore is finally improving its toxic smog

Dr Imran Hamid Sheikh, Director General of Punjab’s EPA, shares how data-driven strategies, AI-based industrial monitoring, and dust control are changing Lahore’s AQI