Discover Top Freelancers in Sindh, Pakistan

Zia Ur Rehman is an accomplished journalist and researcher with expertise in security, governance, migration, religion, and geopolitical affairs, specifically focused on Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). His extensive journalistic work has been published in publications, such as The New York Times, Nikkei Asia, DW News, Voice of America, CTC Sentinel, and Dawn, among others.

• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Copy Editor
• Reporter / Journalist

Husain Qaizar is an Emmy nominated editor, animator, director, producer and colorist with over a decades worth of experience. Born in Nairobi, Kenya and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Husain graduated from SZABIST with a BSc in Media Sciences. His professional works spans from editing and producing documentaries, animated films and commercials to directing music videos and short films to writing a superhero comic strip for Pakistan’s leading children’s newspaper, Young World. The films that he has been involved in have won an Oscar, nominated for an Emmy, screened at Sundance, broadcasted on HBO and Channel4, streamed on Netflix, VICE, Al Jazeerah and commissioned or purchased by organizations such as Youtube Originals, Refinery29, TED, Redfish, CIR, The Atlantic, Lifetime, Chime For Change as well as global brands such as Pepsi and Coca-Cola. Some of his more prominent editing work includes Freedom Fighters, a hybrid short film that combined animation with documentary. The film was nominated for an Emmy for ‘Best Feature Story’ and also won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Short at the Tallgrass Film Festival. Sitara: Let Girls Dream, a dialogue-less animated short directed by Oscar Winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and executive produced by Gloria Steinman, screened at Sundance and is the first film from Pakistan to be acquired as a Netflix Original. Husain edited 3 episodes of the acclaimed documentary series called Fundamental. The series profiles a distinct set of remarkable grassroots leaders working on issues from ending child, early, and forced marriage in Pakistan to pursuing racial justice in the United States. Episodes from the series screened in multiple film festivals across the world and is currently available to stream as a part of Youtube Originals. Husain co-edited, Discarded Daughters for VICELAND which went on to be Shortlisted for the Association for International Broadcasting Awards. Husain also co-edited How She Moves, a documentary short about the spirited Indu Mitha, a 90-year-old dance teacher in Pakistan, as she prepares for her final dance recital. The documentary is directed by Aisha Linnea and Anya Raza is currently doing festival rounds and has also won Excellence in Documentary Short Filmmaking at the Asian American International Film Festival. Most recently Husain edited 'Zainab's Legacy' which premiered on 'Witness', Al Jazeera English's flagship documentary strand. The film was directed by two time BAFTA Children’s Award winner Owen Kean and produced by Saad Zuberi. His directorial work includes commercials and music videos, as well as two short films for the critically acclaimed series Home1947 that went on to win Best Film (Short Documentary) Award at the South Asian Film Festival in Montreal. Outside of work, he is a film nerd who thinks horror is deeply under appreciated genre. He is a husband to an amazing wife, father to an adorable son. He work out regularly, surf the waves occasionally and hopes to one day take a thirst pic that rivals Kumail Nanjiani's.

• Music Composer
• Sound Designer
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Colorist
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Executive Producer
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Post-Production Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Podcast Producer
• Audio Storyteller
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Transcriber

I am an independent, self thought photojournalist and documentary photographer; Born in Karachi, Pakistan, since my early childhood I started working for a small old photo-studio in my neighbourhood learning B/W film processing. Later I joined local advertising agencies, covering fashion, commercial and product photography, and following step into the freelance world. “Those who know not about themselves write stories” For now I am a freelance photojournalist. I do it not to boast of my expertise but to please my inner soul. As a person I want to achieve a rank amongst the best of photojournalist. Living at the edge and reaching the core of the problem. I do not provide solutions with my photographs; I just want to capture the real unadulterated picture of the world as I see it through my lens. The sense of responsibility I have gained during my experiences with the people around me has been a picturesque journey. Doing photography is a passion and along with it I keep my soul satisfied through the lens in a way to educate people on what is the condition around them and by giving those areas exposure that are yet to be discovered. I have worked for local and international newspapers, magazines, NGO’s and stock agencies around the world. My photography covers range of international politics, humanitarian issues, socio-political issues and environmental works. Participated group exhibitions Where Three Dreams Cross: 150 Years of Photography from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh at Whitechapel Gallery London in 2010. Newspaper: The New York Time The National (UAE Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) The Star (Toronto Canada) The Boston Globe (USA) The Sunday Times (UK) Dutch Daily Trouw (Netherlands) Magazines: TIME Spiegel Wissen Vanity Fair Forbes Magazine Bloomberg Market Magazine Bloomberg Businessweek NGO’s: WWF-UK WaterAid-UK ActionAid -UK Oxfam GB CABI The Path UNDP Food and Agriculture Organization for United Nation (FAO) International Organization For Migration (IOM)

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Portrait Photographer
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Zoral Khurram Naik is an award winning Pakistani photojournalist and documentary photographer. He graduated with a Bachelors in Design from the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture where he majored in graphic design and did a minor in photography; his forte, and now primary medium of expression. His work, driven by his curiosity, investigates the stereotypes that surround many social injustices. Through his work, Zoral aims to create empathy and encourage a plurality of discussion around his chosen topics. Zoral's recent work titled Burnout - a long form piece about the various complexities surrounding the Karachi Fire Department, for the Express Tribune - earned him the Agahi Award in 2018 and the ADA Award in 2019. His work has been published internationally on platforms such as TRT World, Roads and Kingdoms, Maekan and Burn Magazine.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Fixer

I have worked for some of the leading national and international media organisations in a journalistic career spanning over three decades. I write mainly on Pakistan economy, politics and issues related to terrorism and extremism. Currently, working with the Bol Media Group as its Editor-in-Chief since Feb. 2021. Earlier, worked for Hum News as its Chief Editor from Feb 15, 2018 to Feb. 2021. Before this, worked for Bol News as its Editor-in-Chief. I also served as the Editor of Pakistan's leading English-language newspaper, The News, and as Director News & Current Affairs of Urdu-language news channel, SAMAA. Worked for monthly magazine Newsline (1996), The Associated Press of America (1998-2002), Reuters (1994-1998) and 2002-2005). I was the Karachi Correspondent of Gulf News (2002-05). Received two APNS Awards for best stories on economy and general news in 1997.

• Digital Content Creator
• Copywriter
• Reporter / Journalist

Zamir Hussain is a versatile freelance journalist, blogger, and translator whose work has been widely published on various news websites and newspapers in English, Urdu, and Sindhi languages. He has earned Master's degrees in Journalism and International Relations and Sindhi language. His academic credentials reinforce his experience in the field. During his tenure as the Website Content Editor of SAMAA TV in Pakistan, Zamir was part of a team that accomplished remarkable achievements in news reports and social media content. With hallmark editing skills and exceptional talent for storytelling, his exceptional work on current affairs and in-depth reports gained a significant following on social media.

• Digital Content Creator
• Social Media Producer
• Copy Editor
• Copywriter
• Reporter / Journalist
• Translator

Rana Malhi is a freelance multimedia journalist based in Karachi and currently working as a freelance multimedia Journalist at Arab News Pakistan, Independent Urdu and Taar TV Digital and other multimedia platforms. He worked in 24 News HD, Karachi, Pakistan Observer, Awaz TV, Daily Parwan, Awazmi Awaz TV, KTN News. He covers politics, social, environmental issues and feature stories. He also covered feature stories for Fridaytimes, NayaDaur Media, Express Tribune, The Quint, Dailytimes and Daily City News. Rana Malhi has completed his graduation in BS Media Studies from SMI University, Karachi in 2020.

• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist

Haya Fatima Iqbal is an Academy and two-time Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. She directs, produces, and shoots films across Pakistan. Haya is an Acumen fellow and a Fulbright scholar. She holds a Masters in News & Documentary from New York University. She teaches journalism. She also trains people in storytelling, filmmaking and journalism in Pakistan and abroad. Haya is the Co-Founder of Documentary Association of Pakistan (DAP), an initiative to promote the culture of documentary watching in public spaces all over Pakistan.

• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Translator

I am a motion graphic designer / producer with 7+ years of experience in short form and documentary production. My experiences range from visual effects and post production to working with unreal engine and other 3D GCC's such as Cinema4D and Blender. I also work with a number of content creators in Pakistan on their video production from short social media content to longer documentary style shoots. When not color grading or working on visual effects production, I help coordinate shoots or help find talent for various other productions in the city that come my way.

• Sound Mixer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• Production Assistant
• Production Company
• Documentary DP

Omair Alavi is a senior film critic from Pakistan who has been writing for leading publications including Dawn, The News, Newsline besides GLAM, Hilal and others. He loves Hollywood, Bollywood and Pakistani films in that order while his love for music and books is only trounced by his passion for Sports. He remains a lifelong fan of Jahangir Khan, Shahbaz Ahmed and Rahul Dravid (in that order, again!)

• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Copy Editor
• Copywriter
• Reporter / Journalist

Experienced Creative Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry. Skilled in Photography, Adobe Photoshop, 3D Animation, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Illustrator. Strong arts and design professional with a Bachelor of Computer Arts (hons) focused in Computer Arts from PAF-Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology.

• Graphic Designer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Documentary

Mohammad Anwerzada Studied Film from New York City Hunter college 1999-2004. Director and Cinematographer( DP) for commercials, shorts and corporate films. Has a passion of telling compelling stories. Made about 50 Award winning documentaries( on social and marginalized issues in Asia) made official selection all over the globe in prestigious film festivals like , Copenhagen film festival, Montreal and Vancouver LGBT film festival and Claremnot ferrand in France. Tehran Short film festival and Reel View festival he won awards for his films Male sex workers in Pakistan and Victims of Taliban and Pakistan Army documentaries. His passion of storytelling lead him to make commercials ( Pepsi, Aquafina, Engro Pakistan, Fauji Fertilzer, Ontario science centre) and short films for prestigious organizations like British council , several not for profit organizations and news agencies like BBC world service, Dawn News tv and Al jazeera plus. He direction for actors and storytelling is as good as his cinematography skills and takes great pride in learning from his contemporaries.

• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Production Company
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

I am a freelance Journalist from Pakistan and have worked on investigative, long-form, Narrative and Profile Stories. I have visited countries like Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon for the freelance work and have talked to people about almost everything, from their political inclinations to their culture and music, but I have always felt that Pakistanis are the best story-tellers. There are stories around us waiting to be told. Be it in the health sector, education or culture – drama, music, theatre, film. There are so many stories in Pakistan that need to be heard. Apart from my freelance work, I am also working as a Sub-Editor at an education portal at Express Tribune, Karachi. My work Experience: My recent work includes a Profile on Hazara Shias of Pakistan which was published in TRT world in April. Another investigative piece I did was on contaminated water bodies in Karachi - It was published in BBC Urdu. I also did a Personal Blog for Tribune on Arbaeen - Iraq. There are more health stories, political news and opinion pieces that were published in local newspapers.

• Reporter / Journalist

Filmmaker. I have been working for Broadcast media as Producer / Director since 2004. I later switched to documentary filmmaking exclusively.In my 10+ years of media experience I have produced various genres of production. I have the ability to work with a big team as well as working as a one person Crew handling everything from research, script, camera to edit. I give utmost attention to aesthetics details. I have covered vast subjects in my work assignments ranging from wildlife, travel, culture and inspirational real life stories. I am inspired by transparency when bringing stories to screen. I am a solo traveler and like to surprise people with new ideas :). I enjoy storytelling in all forms including broadcast media and social media.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Currently Editor Magazines for Dawn, Pakistan's leading English language newspaper, Hasan has worked in the past for NBC, Channel News Asia (Singapore), Geo TV and Herald (Pakistan) among others. His writing has appeared in India Today, New York Times, The Star (South Africa), The Herald (New Zealand), MSNBC, BBCUrdu, TRTWorld (Turkey), Dawn, Newsline, The News and The Muslim (Pakistan). In addition, he has also done radio for BBC Urdu Service. Hasan is also a filmmaker and has directed and produced a number of shorts, news segments and documentaries as well as a critically acclaimed feature film. He was nominated by the World Economic Forum as a Global Leader for Tomorrow in 2003.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• TV News Producer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Production Company
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist
• Translator

I'm a visual journalist who freelanced with Al Jazeera English with a broadcast design background. Been in the news for almost a decade, love and breathe storytelling, with perfect typography. Pakistan, militancy, and everything that comes with it it, winner of Agahi Awards 2014 for Best in Terrorism Related Reporting for the AJE Understanding Waziristan interactive, and a I'm a bit of a cricket enthusiast.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Documentary DP
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist

Hi, I am Mustansir Hussain by profession I am Photojournalist / Video Journalist since 1999, during this period I serve various National and International Organization, During my Job I have cover lots of events and accidents, I also teaching Photojournalism and Video Journalism, I have been shoot Arial, wedding, daily life, sports and journalism type of Photography.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Multi-disciplinary story-teller, with a strong suit in Documentary Cinematography, and visual short and long form narrative.

• Art Director
• Graphic Designer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Product Photographer
• Field Producer
• Production Assistant
• Production Company
• Digital Content Creator
• Social Media Producer
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Feature Writer, Blogger and columnist have worked with leading news channels and news paper of Pakistan.

• TV News Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Translator

Former Sub editor at Express Tribune. Assistant Manager at The Citizens Archive of Pakistan. Freelance journo and feature editor

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Copy Editor
• Reporter / Journalist
• Translator