Al Jazeera English Web Correspondent, and freelance journalist. Ex-Reuters. Sometimes anthropologist. AFP Kate Webb Prize '18. All views/opinions my own.
Apr 23, 2021 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
.@AJEnglish EXCLUSIVE: Pakistan shares specific examples of actions India could take in Indian-administered Kashmir to create oft-repeated "enabling environment" for bilateral dialogue: aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/23…
Senior Pakistani sources say "examples" of Indian actions in Indian-administered Kashmir would include: 1. Halt to demographic change; 2. Release of prisoners; 3. Removal of comms and movement blockades; 4. Restoring statehood and 5. Reducing troop levels.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/23…
Aug 15, 2019 • 14 tweets • 8 min read
Pakistan's media says it is banned from covering opposition politicians, their views, and dissent in general, on pain of vanishing off-air. For @AJEnglish, I documented cases of censorship, how it happens, and how journalists are internalising red lines: aljazeera.com/indepth/featur…@AJEnglish "Earlier, we knew who was angry with us, who was pressuring us, and who was imposing censorship on us," says @HamidMirPAK. "Now, they are so brave that we can't tell who is doing it, no one is owning it and everything is happening." aljazeera.com/indepth/featur…
Dec 18, 2017 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
For AJE, we investigate how the real story behind Karachi's water crisis isn't a water supply shortage, it's crime.
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In an investigation that took weeks of reporting, we spoke to water tanker operators, travelled to illegal hydrants on the outskirts of the city, and spoke to those most affected by the water crisis.
Oct 14, 2017 • 14 tweets • 2 min read
Have just transcribed Joshua Boyle's statement to Pakistani military, recorded on video and released moments ago. Quotes to follow. #Thread
"We all thought that day I wld be released wld be happiest day of my life. To be certain that was true."