Taha Siddiqui

Taha Siddiqui is a Pakistani-born journalist based in Paris.[1] He is an active critic of the establishment of Pakistan.[2]

Taha Siddiqui
NationalityPakistani
Alma materInstitute of Business Administration, Karachi
OccupationJournalist
AwardsAlbert Londres Prize (2014)

Early life and career

He is a graduate of Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.[3] He is also founder of the SAFE Newsrooms.[4][5]

In January 2018, in Islamabad gunmen tried to abduct Siddiqui, but he managed to escape.[6][7]

Awards

References
  1. "Taha Siddiqui".
  2. "Pakistan's 'new normal': a journalist on the run from gunmen". The Irish Times.
  3. "IBA Alumnus, Taha Siddiqui, wins the Albert Londres Prize".
  4. "Taha Siddiqui".
  5. "Taha Siddiqui | al Jazeera News | Today's latest from al Jazeera".
  6. "اسلام آباد سے صحافی طٰحہ صدیقی کے اغوا کی کوشش". BBC News اردو.
  7. "Pakistan is my home. But as a journalist, my life is in danger there | Taha Siddiqui". TheGuardian.com. 5 April 2018.
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