Activism
His experience spans working for various regional and international news organizations, including electronic media. In attempts to raise the standard of journalism in the region he has delivered many lectures and presentations in remote rural areas regarding developmental journalism, covering human rights issues and disaster reporting. During his continued struggle, he has highlighted the sufferings of neglected sections of the society, particularly the victims of police and state terrorism. Consequently on several occasions he has been threatened by extremist groups and state agencies.
He is founder of Press for Peace (PFP), a non-governmental organization and think tank, striving for the protection of human rights, freedom of press and environment in South Asia. The PFP struggles for the promotion of peace and cultivation of human values of tolerance, harmony and equality in Kashmir.
He has also volunteered for different prestigious international and regional humanitarian organizations such as ICRC, Oxfam. He took the issue of civilian prisoners of Azad Kashmir in Indian jails by highlighting their miseries and plight of their families. Further, his organization has struggled for the abolition of journalistic forced labour and implementation of wage board award in Pakistan controlled Kashmir.
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