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I work as a Freelance Journalist/Producer and Documentary Filmmaker in  various parts of Pakistan. I have done MSc in Mass Communication and  conduct a Research study on Sports Agenda-setting in Pakistani media  outlets. During my professional carrier, I worked with leading News-channels  and Newspapers like Daily Times, Wall street Journal USA, The Post,  Sky 749 UK, DM Digital UK, A News, ARY, Channel Five,  JAAG TV (Old  CNBC-Pakistan), SUCH TV, Al Jazeera Media Network, etc. In my last 10 years professional experience, I have covered many  national and International events and conduct live transmissions,  roadside show, News Reports and Documentaries. I conducted Pakistan’s  first 360° Sports Show and shoot many sports 360° videos. As an accredited Journalist of the Government of Pakistan, I have  special permission to cover news-worthy events and happenings easily  across the country. I have special command on Sports-content  productions and already work as Head of Pakistan’s first Sports  News-wire Services. Please feel free to contact me if you need any kind of news/media  services from across Pakistan.

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Highly motivated and talented professional powered with a progressive experience of more than 15 years in visualization, professional videography, editing, and directing the documentary film and video production while ensuring the highest quality. Well-versed in coordinating pre-and post-production activities, with comprehensive skills in talent coordination as well as visual effects. Excel in managing multiple projects from concept development through execution and delivery while meeting all budget and schedule requirements. Ability to work as a one-man army and as a team leader in full command. Commended in establishing win-win relationships with people of diverse cultures with proven ability to multitask in fast-paced environments. KEY STRENGTHS  Documentary Film, TV Commercial, Drama, and Video Production  Scripting and Presentation  News anchor and Reporter  Behavioral Change Communication (BCC) specialist  Documentary Films Videography  UAV Drone pilot  Lighting  Audio Engineering and Design  Crew and Staff Management  Script Development and Collaboration  Location, Talent, and Casting Coordination  Video editing  Post Production  3D animation  Computer Graphics  Dubbing  Budget Control and Implementation  Content Management Systems  Problem Resolution and Decision Making  Time Management and Prioritization  Marketing

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Javed Rana, is the Editor of The Counter Narrative, a online Investigative magazine based in Islamabad, Pakistan. He carries over two decades of experience in print, online and television journalism. He has worked with many leading Pakistani and international newspapers and news channels before he started working as a freelance correspondent/producer/analyst and documentary maker for several international news channels including RT among host of other international televisions and newspapers. He regularly appears on national and international news televisions as an analyst on legal, human rights, political, economic and geo-strategic and terrorism related issues. Javed is prolific writer, columnist, investigative journalist, a script writer, has produced, reported thousands of live events, news packages, numerous short and long documentaries, hosted talk shows and conducted interviews with high profile leaders on major events of political and strategic significance. His documentary “Return of the Taliban” won New York Festival Tv & Film Awards 2022 Bronze in the International Category. It is one of the most prestigious and toughest competitions in the world. His in-depth reporting and analyses of political, economic and geo-strategic issues attracted international newspapers such as Los Angles Times, Khaleej Times, Arab News & many global Television news networks like Aljazeera (2003-2007) over the course of two decades. Javed carries a unique distinction to have developed an apt understanding of television and online journalism with deep down skill orientation of technicalities involved in videography and editing. The Counter-Narrative, an Investigative Multimedia Digital Magazine, is an offshoot of The Digital Dispatch, a Pakistani media company of which he is the CEO. The Counter-Narrative reports and analyzes major political and geo-strategic and terrorism related happenings in South Asia and Middle East while The Digital Dispatch, provides filming, production facilities together with the state of the art live streaming broadband infrastructure with green-screen background to various international news outlets. He heads a syndicated network of journalists to gather information, footage, host talk shows, produce news packages, short and long documentaries on issues spreading across the region. Javed is expert in Multimedia Web Development with WordPress themes. Show Reel of Javed Rana 1-https://youtu.be/6JEs0CqRHvM?feature=shared 2- https://counternarrative.tv/index.php/jr/ The Media Company https://counternarrative.tv/index.php/tdd/ 1-Show Reel of Javed Rana https://youtu.be/6JEs0CqRHvM?feature=shared 2-Show Reel of The Digital Dispatch, Production House https://counternarrative.tv/index.php/tdd/ 2-Live with RT No Option with US but to exit from Afghanistan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf8Jq6QhLAs 3-Short Documentary: Pakistan's Covid-19 Scandal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc5i3aH4pX4 4-Return of Taliban--- a 50 minutes Long Documentary https://youtu.be/4pdLQ9exn58 5- Pakistan in Great Economic & Political Turmoil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDdK2LPcc2M&t=533s 6- Mass Human Rights Abuses in Pakistan---- short documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1ely-bg8nM

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ABOUT ME: • Editor Daily Jang Group • Executive Director Geo Tv • Anchor: GEO TV Programme, Aik Din Geo Kay Sath (A day in the life of famous people with Geo) • Political Analyst • Columnist • Writer Experience: 2020: Director Political Affairs Geo tv and Editor Jang News Paper 2018: Head of GEO Election Cell 2017: Director of Dunya News and Senior Editor of Dunya Newspaper 2011: Editor Daily Jang 2002-11 Editor Political Affairs, Daily Jang- Anchor Geo TV 2002: Head Jang Election Cell, Lahore for Election 1998: Head Local Bodies Election Cell Coverage as In charge of the Political Cell. Wrote column "Dairy" for editorial page of daily Jang 1997: Head Golden Jubilee project of Daily Jang which covered the past 50 years history of Pakistan by taking out above 70 special editions 1996- Joined Daily Jang as Editor Political Affairs and conducted the coverage of the 1997 elections as the In charge of Jang Election Cell 1994: Rejoined daily The News as Special Correspondent of the News Bureau of Investigations (NBI), started writing columns in the News, "Personal File" 1993 -Joined daily The Nation as In charge Election Cell and covered 1993 elections 1991: The same year joined The News -Lahore as special correspondent and in charge political cell 1991: Supervised the coverage of Local Bodies Elections in Punjab in Daily Jang. 1990: Rejoined Daily Jang as in charge Political Cell and was assigned to file investigating stories on Politics. JOB DESCRIPTION: 1999-2011: Working as Senior Editor Editorial Pages Daily Jang, editing editorial and political page of the paper and conducting interviews for Jang Sunday magazine. 2002-: Anchoring Geo TV Programms One Day with Geo, Merey Mutabiq (Political talk show) and Left Right Brief Description of the assignments: Job assignment includes editing Editorial pages and columns of Daily Jang , interviewing leading lights of the world for Geo TV. Already interviewed personalities range from Benazir Bhutto, I.K.Gujral, Laloo Parshad, Jageet Sing, Sonu Nigum,Raj Babbar to Mother Teresa. The long list comprises of international diplomats like Agha Shahi, Ex. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, dignitaries like Moin Qureshi, Shahid Hussain and Pir of Pagaro and nationalists like Atta Ullah Mengal, Akbar Bugti and Altaf Hussain. Books: • Personal File (English) Coffee table book( Deep insight of last 40 years of Politics) • The Party is Over (collection of Current Affair, a deep study of politics in a lighter tone Urdu columns) • Ghaddar Kon (Urdu, English and Hindi versions) Nawaz Shairfs story while in exile • Qatil Kon (Urdu, English and Sindhi versions) Benazir Bhutto's murder investigation. • Mazhabi Siasat Kay Tazadat(Urdu Volume) Controversial Interviews of religious leaders • Chotay Soobay Punjab Se Naraz Kyu (Urdu Volume) Why the smaller provinces are unhappy with Punjab • Gernelon ki Siasat(Urdu Volume) Generals in politics • Adlia Kay Urooj-o-Zawal Ki Kahani(Urdu Volume) Rise and fall of Judiciary

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Professional and personal is fully skilled for Last 25 years of experience in media & TV Broadcast Sector pertaining to key functional areas of TV production, Camera, editing, Producer, Director, and content development for news, current affairs, development sector, advertising and entertainment channels. While working as a professional with leading international and Local TV channels; in English, Arabic and Urdu: I am fully skilled in TV production, which develops and builds digital interfaces in the prominent news, reports, current affairs, Features stories, Documentaries TV talk shows, and other special assignments. Distinguishing professional edge is the unique combination of my vast experience in the media sector and awareness of socio‐ political changes. As a TV producer have Performed camerawork live transmissions from some of the difficult locations under volatile situations such as 2001‐05 Afghanistan War, Earthquake 2005, Conflict war Area in Pakistan Tribal Belt etc.

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Saman Khan has spent more than 16 years working in media as an anchorperson, reporter, assignment editor, Scriptwriter, researcher, feature specialist, and package producer. Ms. Khan is currently working with Voice of America as a Multimedia Producer. She makes tv reports, writes for the Web, and also makes Radio reports. She was with Pakistan’s news channel Samaa TV, as a feature package reporter / Correspondent since Jan 2011 to Aug 2018. From Jan 2006, she began working first as an interviewer on a 6 months project of Anti-Narcotics force with the collaboration of UNODC, and then after serving one year in The Sun Newspaper as a sub-editor, Saman was hired as a news anchor by a local channel named Star Asia in July 2007. In Dec 2007, Saman Khan joined a top-rated news channel of the country Dunya TV as a pioneer team member, where she delivered her best in reporting, assignment editing, investigative research, and package production. Along the way, she has produced many stories on education, health, environment, culture, Sports, wildlife, economy, poverty, women & children rights, civil rights, terrorism, law enforcement system, and national politics. Live transmission on Cricket world cup 2011 and Eid Shows are on her credit. Saman Khan recently won a grant from Grid Arendal for a documentary on Climate Change and that report published on VOA Urdu. Along with her job, Ms. Khan also makes documentaries as a freelancer. ICIMOD/FCDO, WHO Pakistan, Film & Tell (A Swedish Company), Garrison University are the happiest clients. Ms. Khan is a fellow of National Press Foundation’s Trade Conference, held in Singapore in July 2022. She also participated as an alumni in ICIMOD’s digital report telling on climate change workshop, held in Nepal in May 2022. Saman Khan is also an Alumni of the US – Pakistan Partnership program for Journalists and did her work as an intern in an American channel 9news. Khan was awarded many awards, certificates, and letters of appreciation during her career. She received her B.S Hons (Mass Communication) degree in 2008.

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A journalist from Pakistan. Have been in journalism for more than ten years. During my reporting career, I covered riots, protests, bomb blasts and several other events. In 2012, I earned a journalism fellowship in the US by International Center for Journalists and worked with the Fox in Connecticut for three weeks. I can produce news reports/ documentaries from Pakistan and can shoot and edit the footage. Can be contacted at x

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I am a journalist based in Islamabad. I have been associated with the Voice of America since 1996 as a contractor. I was the news coordinator/reporter for VOA Urdu service and also simultaneously filed radio, TV and web stories for VOA English service. I quit from the Urdu service in 2012 and fully dedicated my services to VOA News room. Since then I have been writing almost daily stories for VOANEWS.COM out of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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I am Asia's first female cricket commentator and a seasoned freelance analyst for 15 years with a vast experience of 150 International matches as commentator, and a seasoned television/radio analyst, i have worked with the top television and radio channels like the BBC, TRT , Russia today , PTV, SBS and Radio Pakistan.

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I am a PhD Student at Defence and Strategic studies at Quaid-i-Azam University Isb, Previously, MPhil in Strategic and Nuclear Studies from National Defense University, Isb, Visiting PhD Scholar University of Leicester, UK, BS Hons in Media Studies from International Islamic University Isb. I am a freelance writer.

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I am Freelance Cameraman/Editor, Producer and Documentary Filmmaker from Pakistan. I born and live in Islamabad , one of the most politically and socially volatile states in the country. Armed with a master's degree in journalism and mass communication. I previously worked as a video journalist for prestigious Pakistani television channels and have an experience of over 17 years to work for International channels like CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera Media Network, NAT GEO, MSNBC, VOA, etc. I've covered everything from bloody war on terrorism to violent elections in the state, reaching some unreachable areas. I have Freelance Cameraman/Editor, Producer contract with Al Jazeera English from last six years and have covered hundreds of Stories, News Packages, Interviews, Lives, Current affairs programs and some documentaries. I have credit of Pakistan's first 360° video for an International Platform. I have all kind of 4k/HD and 360° cameras, Editing Suits, Audio Recording Equipment and Lighting kits at my own and I am capable of doing Lives, News PKGs, etc from the field using Bgan and Internet. I have great relations with ISPR, Political Parties, Pakistan Election Commission and journalists in other cities, and can provide Latest News, Field Producers, Reporters, Camera Crews, Footage, Interviews, etc from across Pakistan at very short notice. Please feel free to contact me if you need any kind of news/media services from across Pakistan.

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Talha is a curious and contemplative Freelance multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker. He is well versed in international politics and current affairs. He is a storyteller specializing in conflict, documenting social issues and humanitarian crisis in conflict-affected regions as well as covering national and international events. He direct, produce, shoot and edit. He had done assignments for MSNBS, VICE NEWS, GUARDIAN and SKY NEWS, NowTHIS NEWS, BARCROFT MEDIA, GLOBEL CITIZEN & All Def Digital. Talha graduated from University of Hertfordshire with a Masters in Film and Television and hold a BA in Mass Communication. His work has taken him to many countries where he has gained valuable experience. Currently Based in Islamabad.

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With a career spanning over 18 years in English journalism, I have the distinction of working simultaneously both for print and electronic media. Started my career in 2000, I have since then worked for top local and international media outlets in different capacities including correspondent, presenter, host of talks shows and news editor. I produced exclusive documentaries covering Pakistan’s war on terror and on nuclear issues. I travelled to many key capitals including Washington, New Delhi, Vienna and Kabul, to name the few, for my professional work.

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Freelance journalist, fixer, stringer, B-roll, video editing and pre-post productions.

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I am a broadcast journalist based in Islamabad, Pakistan

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I am a Lahore based crime reporter/ investigative documentary producer with more than 30 years of experience

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I am a graduate of International Relations. I closely follow regional and global political transformations and offer my insights.

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Ahmad Waleed is a Lahore-based broadcast journalist having vast experience in print and electronic media. He is working with 24 News as Controller News looking after the news pouring in from different parts of the Punjab province besides analyzing political and social issues on TV as an expert. He has Bachelor’s Degree majored in Journalism, Master’s degree in French Language and Literature and MA in Political Science majored in International Relations, International Law and International Orgnaization. He began his career as a sub-editor at The Nation in 1993 and later he joined The News as a reporter. Mr Waleed has worked with all the major news channels of Pakistan including Geo News, Aaj TV, DawnNews, Dunya TV and Samaa TV. Mr Waleed has travelled to several countries including U.K., U.S., Middle Eastern countries besides having worked with Bahrain Tribune for a brief period. He went to the US on IVLP broadcast journalism program in 2005 and he also covered the US elections in 2016 for Samaa TV from Washington DC. He has attended ICFJ workshops on Breaking News, Code of Ethics, Business News, Reporting in Conflict Zones, etc. His interests range from politics to social sector.

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I am a masters degree holder of Mass Communication and started my career by working as a Media Coordinator in a local NGO of Islamabad where I got an experience of developing creative pieces like story boards, scripts and slogans / catchy lines on educational projects. However, afterwards the areas of photojournalism and documentaries attracted me to learn enthusiastically about these fields. Currently, I have several years’ experience of working and assisting as freelance Photographer, Producer and Documentary film maker in Islamabad, one of the most politically and socially volatile cities of Pakistan. I have also contacts with different TV channels , newspapers , international / local bodies and worked with production companies for event coverage (both photography and video coverage), management , hosting and documentaries. Currently working on a short film with the theme of “teacher – child relationships and behaviors in schools” which will be completed shortly.

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Malik Ayub Sumbal is an accomplished freelance journalist, currently based in Islamabad Pakistan. Malik has won the Syracuse University Mirror Award for 2012; The S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University confers the Mirror Awards annually to honor excellence in reporting on the media industry. Malik is currently working as a FREELANCE Correspondent to multiple international media groups from Pakistan reporting on several issues and subjects.

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