Zia Ur Rehman

Zia Ur Rehman

Zia Ur Rehman at Agahi Awards 2013
Born March 13, 1981
Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Residence Karachi
Nationality Pakistani
Ethnicity Pashtun
Occupation Journalist & Author

Zia Ur Rehman (Pashto, Urdu: ضیاءالرحمن, born 13 March 1981) is a Pakistani Pashtun journalist, columnist and author. [1] He researches and cover security issues in the country.[2] The book written by Zia, “Karachi In Turmoil”,[3] received a lot of attention of people.[4]

Personal life

Rehman belong to Swat valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, but raised and studied in Karachi, the capital of Sindh province.[5]

Work

Rehman writes articles for The Friday Times, New York Times, Dawn and Central Asia Online since 2010.[6] He mainly covers security, political issues and profiles of Islamist and ethnic militant groups operating in the region.[7]

Publications

Rehman authored a book on violence in Karachi titled Karachi in Turmoil, which was published in February 2013.[8] The book mainly covered the ethno-political, sectarian and criminal violence in the city.[9] Besides this, his published work includes research reports for several national and international centers. He has also written research reports for international foundations including the Jamestown Foundation & the Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Center (NOREF) and Central Asia Point.[10]

Awards

Rehman won four Agahi Journalism Awards in 2013 for his reports on minorities and security issues.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Articles and Columns By Zia". Dawn News. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Zia Ur Rehman, Author". The News. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Karachi in Turmoil. Narratives, Islamabad. February 2013. ISBN 9789699645181.
  4. ↑ "Karachi in Turmoil article on book". The News pk. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Rehman, Zia Ur. "James Town Foundation". Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Zia Ur Rahman At Dawn". Dawn News. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Majeed, Babar. "Views about militant ethnic groups operating in the region". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Detailed Review of Book Karachi In turmoil". Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Seminar on Tackling violent conflict and extremism in Karachi". PIPS Islamabad. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Norwegian Peace building resource center - Zia Ur Rehman". NOREF. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Four Awards were given to Zia Ur Rehman At Agahi Awards". Agahi Awards. Retrieved 31 August 2014.