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

LHC declines to suspend detention of Imran Khan's sisters, seeks replies
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LHC declines to suspend detention of Imran Khan's sisters, seeks replies

LHC declines immediate relief to Imran Khan's sisters Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, issues notices to Punjab authorities on 30-day MPO detention petitions.

Pakistan authorities brace for PTI’s September 27 Islamabad march with mass arrests
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Pakistan authorities brace for PTI’s September 27 Islamabad march with mass arrests

Punjab police and federal security forces have launched a massive security crackdown, deploying over 65,000 personnel, invoking Section 144, detaining Imran Khan's sisters under the MPO, and closing major motorways

LHC hears Junaid Hafeez appeal, seeks answers on social media evidence
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LHC hears Junaid Hafeez appeal, seeks answers on social media evidence

Lahore High Court admits Junaid Hafeez's blasphemy appeal and directs prosecutors to clarify the Facebook evidence behind his 2019 death sentence.

Aleema Khan detained in Lahore ahead of PTI Sept. 27 march
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Aleema Khan detained in Lahore ahead of PTI Sept. 27 march

Imran Khan's sister detained under 3-MPO law days before PTI's Sept. 27 march, as authorities have arrested over 100 party workers.

Pakistan court dismisses cricketer Mohammad Rizwan's plea against cybercrime agency
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Pakistan court dismisses cricketer Mohammad Rizwan's plea against cybercrime agency

Lahore High Court dismisses Mohammad Rizwan's plea against NCCIA notices, directing the cricketer to respond and appear before the agency

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