What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No, I am a person of keyboard age.
How is social media changing news?
Social media has ended the monopoly of journalists and media houses on dissemination of news.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Khushwant Singh
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Work, work and work without expecting to be appreciated most of the time.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
A lot about fake news
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
by email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
MS Word most of the time
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
No one in particular
Why did you become a journalist?
I had a passion to write and highlight the issues in my community to make a difference.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Balochistan's share in NFC award
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Journalism is a very tough, hard work requiring and underpaid professions. You should only enter this profession if you have passion for it.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
On CPEC for Financial Times
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
About a sports topic
What's your favorite drink?
ahem
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On my cell phone or working in the field on an assignment.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Financial Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
that socio-economics is only about poverty,
