Columbia University · M.S. Data Journalism
I'm a data journalist and reporter at Reach Plc, producing breaking news and data-driven investigations using public records, analysis, and visualization. Before moving to New York, I worked as a freelance journalist in Pakistan. My work has appeared in The Guardian, New Lines Magazine, The New Humanitarian, and The Diplomat. I cover human rights, climate, immigration, and Balochistan.

Analyzed the federal ICE arrest dataset across New York State.

Interactive look at mass shootings across the U.S., highlighting trends and patterns.
Visualizing which states and counties are most affected by benefit freezes.

Cleaned and analyzed early voting data to reveal borough-level turnout patterns.
Voting and demographic data combined to analyze political shifts at borough level.

Analyzed state execution data to reveal trends and context behind the record.

Analyzed CDC data to track outbreak trends and state-level incidence.

Used arms control datasets to compare nuclear stockpiles and spending trends.

Investigated ICE arrest and deportation data in Illinois.

Reported on protests in New York City on the anniversary of Oct. 7.

Interviewed experts to highlight Sudan crisis impacts.

NJ has the highest number of superfund sites in the U.S., many containing uncontrolled toxic waste.

Amid decades of enforced disappearances, Baloch families march for justice.

President Trump's drastic cuts to USAID funding jeopardize global aid, sparking controversy.

The dramatic flare-up between the nuclear countries was sparked by a deadly attack on Hindu tourists.

In Lyari, a slum notorious for violence, Mehr Ghar offers young people a safe place.

In Pakistan, thousands are abducted by state forces and tortured in unknown locations.

The $6M+ the progressive 'newsroom' spent on Meta lagged only Trump and Harris campaigns.

Protesting against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in a remote province.

'I'd rather die in Pakistan than go back to Afghanistan.'

'We cook the same vegetables almost every day... and haven't had meat in months.'

As 'unauthorized' refugees are forced to cross the border, many lament being sent to a country they know nothing about.

An architect's innovative model for flood-resilient homes shows the way forward.

Why does Karachi flood almost every year during the monsoon season?






Recognized for outstanding journalistic work as an emerging talent in international reporting.
Honored at the 7th International Committee of the Red Cross Humanitarian Reporting Awards.
Recognized for excellence in solutions-focused journalism highlighting responses to social problems.
"A comprehensive explanatory piece that makes great use of graphics to lay out the history of the Balochistan conflict." — Judges