Asadullah Shams

Asadullah Shams has extensive experience in journalism, serving as an Assignment Editor and Reporting & Planning professional at Abb Takk News since 2015, managing news flow and supervising reporters. Concurrently, Asadullah lectures as Visiting Faculty at Fatima Jinnah Women University in Rawalpindi, focusing on online and multimedia journalism. A freelance correspondent for GRNlive since 2004, Asadullah covers developing stories from Pakistan for various international media outlets, including contributions to BBC Radio. Previous roles include Pakistan Correspondent for Panos Radio South Asia from 2007 to 2010, Senior Reporter at The News International from 1994 to 2009, where health and science reporting were key areas, and Stringer for BBC World Service's Urdu Service from 2005 to 2006, reporting on a broad range of topics.