Arman Sabir
Encyclopedia
Arman Sabir is an investigative Pakistan
i journalist associated with the BBC
Urdu Service, based in the capital city
of Islamabad
since 2009 when he was promoted to producer. He had joined the BBC Urdu Service as a correspondent in August 2007, based in the commercial
hub city of Karachi
.
He was earlier affiliated with the widely circulated English language daily newspaper Dawn
in Pakistan
from 1999 to 2007. Born in Karachi
, the commercial hub of Pakistan, he got his masters degree in the Mass Communications from the University of Karachi
.
, and law enforcement agencies
. He started his career in 1994 from a wire service, Pakistan Press International
(PPI) and later joined the newspaper in 1999.
Sabir has covered one of the worst cyclones that hit the coastal areas of southern Pakistan province of Sindh
in 1999.
He highlighted the gathering of female sex workers at a Karachi's hotel organised by an NGO to create awareness among them about safe sex. It was the first such program organised for female sex workers in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, where prostitution is illegal.
He has visited the south-eastern district of Khokhrapar
bordering India
n Rajasthan
in February 2006 where a new railway station has been built on the Pakistan
side at zero point. He has written on the revival of railway link between India and Pakistan after a pause of 40 years.
in the year 2004 to report on the U.S. presidential election campaign
. He visited swing states such as Texas
, Washington, and Ohio
. He also went to Washington D.C. and Massachusetts
. The visit was arranged by the U.S. State Department
.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i journalist associated with the BBC
BBC World Service
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Urdu Service, based in the capital city
Capital City
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of Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
since 2009 when he was promoted to producer. He had joined the BBC Urdu Service as a correspondent in August 2007, based in the commercial
Commerce
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hub city of Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
.
He was earlier affiliated with the widely circulated English language daily newspaper Dawn
Dawn (newspaper)
Dawn is Pakistan's oldest and most widely read English-language newspaper. One of the country's two largest English-language dailies, it is the flagship of the Dawn Group of Newspapers, published by Pakistan Herald Publications, which also owns the Herald, a magazine, the evening paper The Star and...
in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
from 1999 to 2007. Born in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, the commercial hub of Pakistan, he got his masters degree in the Mass Communications from the University of Karachi
University of Karachi
The University of Karachi is a public university located in Karachi, Pakistan. It serves an on-campus student population of more than 24,000. According to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, it is ranked among the top three universities of the country...
.
Work
He has written various investigative articles on criminal justice system in Pakistan. He also writes on the issues of national identity cards, transportTransport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
, and law enforcement agencies
Law enforcement agency
In North American English, a law enforcement agency is a government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws.Outside North America, such organizations are called police services. In North America, some of these services are called police while others have other names In North American...
. He started his career in 1994 from a wire service, Pakistan Press International
Pakistan Press International
Pakistan Press International is a news agency founded in June 1956 as Pakistan Press Association . The name was changed in 1968. It was first started by Mr. Muzzam Ali, the Chief Editor of Associated Press of Pakistan . The agency objective was to provide competition to APP's monopoly. It began...
(PPI) and later joined the newspaper in 1999.
Sabir has covered one of the worst cyclones that hit the coastal areas of southern Pakistan province of Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
in 1999.
He highlighted the gathering of female sex workers at a Karachi's hotel organised by an NGO to create awareness among them about safe sex. It was the first such program organised for female sex workers in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, where prostitution is illegal.
He has visited the south-eastern district of Khokhrapar
Khokhrapar
Khokhrapar or Khokhropar is a border town located in Sindh, Pakistan.It is also last railway station on the way to Rajasthan in India....
bordering India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
in February 2006 where a new railway station has been built on the Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
side at zero point. He has written on the revival of railway link between India and Pakistan after a pause of 40 years.
Membership
He has been elected four times as a member of the Governing Body of the Karachi Press Club.Visits
He went to the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the year 2004 to report on the U.S. presidential election campaign
United States presidential election, 2004
The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator...
. He visited swing states such as Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, Washington, and Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. He also went to Washington D.C. and Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. The visit was arranged by the U.S. State Department
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
.