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's Punjab Assembly passes contested bill critics say hides govt’s self-promotion spending
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Pakistan's Punjab Assembly passes contested bill critics say hides govt’s self-promotion spending

The bill, which regulates public information campaigns, has drawn opposition criticism for allegedly curbing the public’s right to question government ad spending

Woman politician, two others shot dead in Pakistan’s Punjab
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Woman politician, two others shot dead in Pakistan’s Punjab

PPP’s Samrah Batool’s brother tells police she was shot by a man named Sanaullah over a financial dispute

Second Pakistan gang-rape suspect killed in police encounter amid corruption probe
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Second Pakistan gang-rape suspect killed in police encounter amid corruption probe

Hafizabad case sees police officers face corruption charges for allegedly taking bribes to delay investigation

Court in Pakistan jails two men over global child porn ring; German suspect at large
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Court in Pakistan jails two men over global child porn ring; German suspect at large

Over 50 children exploited in abuse network producing videos for foreign buyers, officials say

India-Pakistan tensions threaten Pakistan’s healthcare system
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India-Pakistan tensions threaten Pakistan’s healthcare system

Millions in Pakistan rely on India's pharmaceutical industry for life-saving medicine