Biography

I grew up in Karachi, Pakistan, where I learned early that the media can either amplify voices or erase them. That question — who gets to speak, and who gets heard — has shaped everything I've done since.As an MPhil student in Modern South Asian Studies at Cambridge, I am investigating how colonial structures, including inherited laws, concentrated ownership, and knowledge hierarchies, continue to shape Pakistan's media governance. I call this the "coloniality of media," and my work is about decolonizing media governance. I aim to uncover how these structures operate and document the alternatives already thriving outside this logic: community radio, vernacular platforms, networks that refuse to wait for permission.Underpinning my research is a conviction: diagnosis without action is incomplete. I believe that a media landscape rooted in equity and local knowledge is not just possible; it is necessary.I am honored to join a community of scholars who believe that where you come from should never determine how far you can go, and that knowledge, ultimately, is meant to serve.

Previous Education

Greenwich University Economics and Finance 2023