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Urdu Speaking Freelance Journalists
paydesk has 254 reporters who speak Urdu. Our journalists can do broadcast reports, as well as printed media and photography. Our top correspondents who speak Urdu are Arun Asthana and Muheet Ul Islam. Use our journalist directory to find an Urdu speaking member to work for you.
Journalists Who Speak Urdu
Arun Asthana
Top Rated
Arun Asthana is content producer, senior multimedia journalist and an author Based in London. Equally good at creative as well as corporate content production Arun has been contributing to the BBC, France 24, Canada Broadcasting Corporation, RTE, CBS network, Fox news (US), Capital TV Pakistan, ...
English
Hindi
Urdu
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Business
Finance
Politics
+23
Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Within a day
Muheet Ul Islam
Muheet Ul Islam is a journalist and filmmaker who reports from the Indian-administered Kashmir. His expertise lies in narrative journalism, honed at the Central University of Kashmir. Muheet's work transcends borders, gaining recognition from a vast network of international media outlets. ...
English
Hindi
Urdu
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+14
Climate Change
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 31
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Shujauddin Qureshi
Shujauddin Qureshi is a freelance journalist based in Karachi, Pakistan. I have been writing in newspapers, magazines in Pakistan and international publications. I worked for the Associated Press, and Dow Jones and work published in the Pakistani monthly magazine Newsline: **** My work can be seen ...
Sindhi
Urdu
English
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+9
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+10
Jobs Completed 16
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Osama Rizvi
Osama Rizvi is an international energy and economic analyst whose areas of interests include global economy, commodity and financial markets and climate change where he specifically focuses on Oil prices, commodity analysis, interest rates, food prices and global economy. Critically, Osama focuses ...
English
Urdu
Feature Stories
Risk Analysis
Research
Business
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
+2
Jobs Completed 8
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Sudesh Baniya
Sudesh is a Nepali journalist and researcher with 3+ years of freelance experience across video, audio, and the written word covering the intersection of sports, culture, geopolitics, and current affairs. Currently based in Doha, he goes to Northwestern University and has been published in Euronews,...
Hindi
Nepali
Spanish
+1
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+10
Politics
Current Affairs
Sports
+5
Jobs Completed 8
Job Success Rate 100%
Muhammad Bakhsh Soomro
Muhammad Bakhsh Soomro is a journalist based in Islamabad, Pakistan. He has been doing journalism since 1995, during his professional career he had been working in different reputable media organisations such as BOL TV Network, Daily Kawish and KTN News Network, Pahenji News Paper and Time News. ...
Urdu
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Politics
Jobs Completed 12
Job Success Rate 100%
Ehtisham Ahmad Shami
Ehtisham Ahmad Shami is a journalist based in Gujranwala, Pakistan. My name is Ehtsham Shami and I belong to Gujranwala, central city of Punjab province, Pakistan. I have more than thirty years of journalistic experience and I have worked in print media, electronic media, digital media and radio ...
Punjabi
Urdu
English
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Current Affairs
Natural Disasters
Sports
+7
Usually Responds Within an hour
Salman Idris
**** Salman Idris is a Video Journalist-Producer ,Shoot/Edit/Documentary Filmmaker based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Available for all cities of Pakistan and abroad,He is working as a permanent freelancer since 2015. Associated with electronic media since 1998,He has worked with several national ...
English
Japanese
Kashmiri
+6
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+11
Business
Finance
Politics
+24
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Bilal Hussain
Bilal Hussain is an independent journalist and columnist with a wealth of experience in covering South Asia, and the Middle East with a particular emphasis on the socio-political landscape of Kashmir. His reporting has been featured in prominent news outlets and organizations such as Voice of ...
Hindi
Kashmiri
Urdu
+2
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Risk Analysis
+5
Business
Finance
War Reporter
+2
Jobs Completed 93
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few weeks
Kaswar Klasra
Kaswar KLasra is a journalist from Pakistan with more than 12 years experience in print and electronic ( Tv & radio). Currently, Kaswar Klasra is working with China based news Agency ' XINHUA" as contributor from Pakistan. Previously he worked for one of Asia's biggest news channel India Today TV ...
English
Hindi
Urdu
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
News Gathering
+7
Current Affairs
Fact Checking
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Natasha Raheel
I am journalist based in Karachi, Pakistan. The goal is to tell the story effectively, empathetically, and in a way that it can bring a change. Reliability, accuracy, and transparency are the principles I follow dearly. Ethical journalism trumps all. I have been covering sports for more than a ...
English
Hindi
Urdu
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+8
Sports
Investigative Reporting
Research
+5
Usually Responds Within an hour
Arshdeep Arshi
I am a journalist based in Chandigarh, India, covering Punjab region. I am interested in politics, gender, social issues, sports and entertainment. I am well versed in print and video journalism both.
Punjabi
English
Hindi
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+9
Politics
Current Affairs
Arts & Books
+9
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Gm Baloch
GM Baloch Reporter Broadcast Journalist Research Professional Voice of America Urdu Contributing Correspondent (Pakistan Desk) Feb 2024 - Present Researched and produced investigative reports for VOA's Urdu platform, focusing on South Pakistan. Print & Digital Media (2020 – 2024): ...
Urdu
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+10
Politics
Current Affairs
Natural Disasters
+7
Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Dil Bar Irshad
Dil Bar Irshad is a journalist from Doda, located in the Indian-administered region of Jammu and Kashmir. He is an active member of the All India Media Association and has contributed his expertise to various national and international outlets, including VoM News, Khalsa Express News, Sada-e-...
English
Urdu
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast)
+3
Business
Finance
Politics
+9
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Khalid Khattak
Khalid Khattak, is a journalist based in Lahore, Pakistan. He is the founder of Pakistan's first and only data journalism specific initiative Data Stories ****. He is in the profession for 17 years now and presently works for The News International as a Staff Reporter. Khalid is a 2013 Daniel Pearl ...
English
Pashto
Punjabi
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+3
Media Training
Investigative Reporting
Research
+3
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Naila Khan
I am a multimedia journalist based in New Delhi, India. Most of her work has been published in organisations such as France 24, Himal Southasian, The Diplomat, Religion Unplugged and more.
English
Hindi
Marathi
+1
Video Rushes
Politics
Investigative Reporting
Research
+2
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within an hour
Salman Siddiqui
Salman Siddiqui is an experienced journalist based in Berlin, Germany. As an experienced English news/content editor, writer, and podcaster, he has over a decade of experience in the journalism industry. He lived and worked in various countries including Germany, Turkey, Cyprus, Qatar, Pakistan ...
English
Urdu
Hindi
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+10
Politics
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
+16
Usually Responds Within an hour
Somaiyah Hafeez
Somaiyah Hafeez is a freelance journalistand writer based in Pakistan focused on human rights, climate and politics. Her work has been published in The Diplomat, The Guardian, New Lines Magazine, and The New Humanitarian. As the media fellow for the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development, ...
English
Urdu
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+4
Politics
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
+8
Usually Responds Within an hour
Dr. Jibran Ali Khan
Dr. Jibran Ali Khan is a multiple award-winning InnoTechPreneur, EduPrenuer, and freelance journalist. He has a PhD in International Business & Leadership from Washington-USA (Honoris-Causa), an applied MBA in Marketing from Zurich-Switzerland, and a degree in Media Sciences & Journalism from ...
English
Urdu
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+8
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+9
Usually Responds Within a day
Muzaffar Ahmad
Muzaffar Ahmad Noori Bajwa is the current Editor-in-chief of The Eastern Herald. Writing about diplomacy, Middle East affairs, Russian affairs, and war. Expert on Counter-terrorism and strategist on International policy.
English
Hindi
Punjabi
+1
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+5
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+8
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Aitzaz Ibrahim
Aitzaz Ibrahim is a journalist based in Lahore, Pakistan, with six years of experience in the field. He has worked for prominent mainstream electronic media channels in Pakistan, covering socio-political stories with depth and insight.
English
Punjabi
Urdu
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+9
Politics
Current Affairs
Natural Disasters
+9
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a day
Kiyya Baloch
Kiyya Baloch is a freelance journalist from Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. He contributed to the Guardian, the Economist, Al Jazeera, the Diplomat Magazine and Daily Times. Baloch has more than six years’ experience working with various national and international media outlets ...
English
Punjabi
Urdu
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+5
Politics
Current Affairs
War Reporter
+5
Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Suddaf Chaudry
Suddaf is a freelance journalist currently based in Islamabad, Beirut and London. She covers extremism, security, politics and human rights primarily focusing on the Middle East and South Asia particular focus on Pakistan, Syria and Iran. Her works has been featured in Aljazeera, Middle East Eye, ...
English
Urdu
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
News Gathering
+8
Politics
Current Affairs
War Reporter
+3
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Aown Ali
I am a reporter and photojournalist with over 10 years of experience in the field. Based in Lahore, Pakistan's cultural and media hub, I write and photograph for print and online media outlets and target audiences on topics such as heritage, history, tourism, travel, sports, security, fashion, ...
English
Hindi
Punjabi
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+13
Business
Finance
Politics
+5
Usually Responds Within an hour
Abdul Aziz
Life is a continuous cycle of oppression I don't remember what crime he was found guilty of I knocked on the door with my eyelids I am the questioner who doesn't remember any sound!
Urdu
Photography
Paranormal
Travel
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