Munizae Jahangir
Journalist, News Anchor

Pakistani Pakistan

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Profession	Journalist, News Anchor
Nationality	Pakistani
Birthplace	Pakistan

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Bio/Wiki

Broadcast journalist and award-winning documentary filmmaker currently anchoring 'Spotlight with Munizae Jahangir' on Aaj TV
Co-founder and Editor in Chief of Voicepk.net, a digital media platform focusing on human rights issues
First Pakistani journalist to report for Indian news channel NDTV as country correspondent for ten years
Has reported extensively on Pakistan's political affairs, Taliban and Al Qaeda militants, Indo-Pakistan relations, Kashmir and Balochistan conflict
Conducted cross-border audience-based talk shows with India and Afghanistan
Reported from Afghanistan, India, Nepal, South Africa, USA, United Kingdom, China, Switzerland and Myanmar

Physical Stats & More

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

BA degree in Political Science and English	McGill University Montreal, Canada
MA in Media Studies	The New School University, New York
Executive Program	Harvard Kennedy School

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Not Known
Affairs/Boyfriends	Not Known

Family

Father	Tahir Jahangir
Mother	Asma Jahangir (Lawyer and Human Rights Activist, deceased 2018)
Siblings	1 (Name )

Career

Highlights	Harvard’s Executive Program alumnus Co-founder of South Asian Women in Media Active member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Co-founder and Editor in Chief of Voicepk.net Co-chair of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Elected member of South Asians for Human Rights Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum On the board of the Asma Jahangir legal aid cell Young Global Leader honored by the World Economic Forum Board member of the Asma Jahangir legal aid cell which provides free legal aid to marginalized groups Anchoring and reporting for prominent news media outlets since 2004 including Dawn and Geo network
Achievements	Work on the film 'Search for Freedom' - award-winning documentary Work on 'Baloch Battlefield' and 'Across the LOC: Kashmir' Pak: The War Within (2009) Search for Freedom (2003) - award-winning documentary depicting lives of four Afghan women through Afghanistan's conflicts from 1920s to present Documentary about street children of Lahore screened in community centers across Pakistan Worked on Urdu commercial film Shararat with Pakistan's national female film director Samina Peerzada
Notable Interviews	Senator John Kerry US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Former Prime Ministers of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto and Mohammad Nawaz Sharif Imran Khan MQM leader Altaf Hussain Indian politician Jaswant Singh Mayor of London Sadiq Khan Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Shabana Azmi Prime Minister Imran Khan Afghan Taliban leader Akbar Agha Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti Former President Asif Zardari Yousaf Gilani
TV Shows	Anchor in 'Pakistan Poochta Hain' 'Siyah Sufaid' - Afghan Pakistan relations 'Sarhad Keh Uss Paar' 'FACE OFF' on BBC's Hard Talk ‘Spotlight with Munizae Jahangir’ on Aaj TV

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Pakistan-born to renowned figures Asma Jahangir and Tahir Jahangir.
2. Obtained a Master's in Media Studies from The New School in New York.
3. Achieved recognition as a prominent producer and director.
4. Served as a conduit for dialogue between India and Pakistan on debate programs.
5. Currently holds the position of Pakistan correspondent at India's NDTV.
6. First Pakistani journalist to report for NDTV as country correspondent for ten years.
7. Reported from Afghanistan, India, Nepal, South Africa, USA, United Kingdom, China, Switzerland and Myanmar.
8. Daughter of renowned lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir and Tahir Jahangir
9. Has risked her life reporting on Pakistan's political affairs
10. Shares struggles faced as a woman working in the male-dominated world of electronic media

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