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

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

Student dies under mysterious circumstances at LUMS hostel, police launch investigation
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Student dies under mysterious circumstances at LUMS hostel, police launch investigation

An 18-year-old student died at LUMS' hostel after suddenly falling ill during breakfast; police in Lahore have opened an investigation

Pakistan suspends 78 police personnel after ASI accused of assaulting disabled girl in Lahore
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Pakistan suspends 78 police personnel after ASI accused of assaulting disabled girl in Lahore

Lahore police suspended 78 personnel, including the SHO, after an ASI was accused of sexually assaulting a disabled girl at Ghaziabad station

Why electricity is so expensive in Pakistan
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Why electricity is so expensive in Pakistan

Why does Pakistan pay Rs 58 per unit? Discover the real reasons behind soaring electricity costs

Police say Pakistani-American woman poisoned three children and herself in Lahore
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Police say Pakistani-American woman poisoned three children and herself in Lahore

DIG Investigations Lahore says the Valencia Town poisoning suspect had searched online for ways to die before buying cyanide from a supplier