Yousuf Nazar
Consulting Editor
Yousuf Nazar is former Citigroup Head of Emerging Market Investments, author and columnist. He worked with Benazir Bhutto during the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy during 1977-81 as a student union leader. He frequently appears on national and international media as a political and economic commentator.
Hasan Mujtaba
Lead writer
Hasan Mujtaba is a Pakistani poet and journalist living in the United States in exile since 1999, after his reporting in Pakistan resulted in threats from state and non-state actors. He worked as a senior reporter at Newslines Magazine before moving to the U.S., and also wrote for BBC Urdu. His poetry on life in exile is a source of comfort for his fellow Pakistanis who were forced out of the country.
Ailia Zehra
Founder
Ailia Zehra is a journalist and editor who has worked with various organizations in Pakistan in both print and digital media, mainly covering religious extremism, human rights, and democracy. She previously served as the Managing Editor of Friday Times-Naya Daur Media, and is currently a Falak Sufi Scholar at New York University. Her current reporting mainly revolves around the challenges facing exiled Pakistani individuals and asylum-seekers.
Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur
Lead writer
Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur is a veteran human rights activist and author who has been associated with the Baloch movement since 1971. He wrote several articles for mainstream Pakistani newspapers, but stopped writing in 2015 when a newspaper he regularly wrote for refused to publish him under external pressure. His articles on Dissent Today mark his return to Pakistani media as a commentator.
Ailia Zehra
Founder
Ailia Zehra is a journalist and editor who has worked with various organizations in Pakistan in both print and digital media, mainly covering religious extremism, human rights, and democracy. She previously served as the Managing Editor of Friday Times-Naya Daur Media, and is currently a Falak Sufi Scholar at New York University. Her current reporting mainly revolves around the challenges facing exiled Pakistani individuals and asylum-seekers.
Yousuf Nazar
Consulting Editor
Yousuf Nazar is former Citigroup Head of Emerging Market Investments, author and columnist. He worked with Benazir Bhutto during the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy during 1977-81 as a student union leader. He frequently appears on national and international media as a political and economic commentator.
Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur
Lead writer
Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur is a veteran human rights activist and author who has been associated with the Baloch movement since 1971. He wrote several articles for mainstream Pakistani newspapers, but stopped writing in 2015 when a newspaper he regularly wrote for refused to publish him under external pressure. His articles on Dissent Today mark his return to Pakistani media as a commentator.
Hasan Mujtaba
Lead writer
Hasan Mujtaba is a Pakistani poet and journalist living in the United States in exile since 1999, after his reporting in Pakistan resulted in threats from state and non-state actors. He worked as a senior reporter at Newslines Magazine before moving to the U.S., and also wrote for BBC Urdu. His poetry on life in exile is a source of comfort for his fellow Pakistanis who were forced out of the country.