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

Two years after Jaranwala church burnings: no convictions, no justice

Survivors still live with fear, rebuilding lives while justice remains out of reach.

Police say five killed as religious group protests in northeastern Pakistan

Protesters attacked officers with stones, batons and petrol bombs before opening fire, says Punjab police chief

From Dubai to Death: The end of Lahore gangster Teefi Butt

Police officials believe Butt may have been fatally struck by gunfire from his own accomplices

Pakistan cracks down after TLP march turns violent in Lahore

Police raids, clashes, and live-fire claims spark closures and disruption amid fears of further unrest

Do flood relief camps in South Punjab match Maryam Nawaz's social media campaigns?

Behind the staged visuals lies the truth of South Punjab’s forgotten flood victims

Laiba Zainab

Fields of Expertise

Education

Past Organizations

Two years after Jaranwala church burnings: no convictions, no justice

Survivors still live with fear, rebuilding lives while justice remains out of reach.

Police say five killed as religious group protests in northeastern Pakistan

Protesters attacked officers with stones, batons and petrol bombs before opening fire, says Punjab police chief

From Dubai to Death: The end of Lahore gangster Teefi Butt

Police officials believe Butt may have been fatally struck by gunfire from his own accomplices

Pakistan cracks down after TLP march turns violent in Lahore

Police raids, clashes, and live-fire claims spark closures and disruption amid fears of further unrest

Do flood relief camps in South Punjab match Maryam Nawaz's social media campaigns?

Behind the staged visuals lies the truth of South Punjab’s forgotten flood victims

Pakistan cyber crime official transferred amid high-profile gambling probe

Department officially confirms he was not suspended despite circulating rumors