NOORILHUDA

ADDRESS: Islamabad, Pakistan

E: noorilhuda2@yahoo.com

EDUCATION:

Diploma, Broadcast Journalism, Thomson Foundation, Wales, UK, 2005

Masters in Psychology, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2002
Bachelors, Law, Punjab Law College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 2001
BA, Psychology and Home Economics, F. G. College Kashmir Road Rawalpindi, 1996

WORK EXPERIENCE (BROADCAST):

Feb. - May 2015 : Senior Producer, NEO NETWORK. Supervising Producer for primetime shows
‘Naibaat’ and ‘Dou Shud’ and producer for ‘Heels on Ground’, ‘Hizb-e-Ikhtilaf’ and ‘Marasla’.

July 2012 - Feb. 2014: Content Producer, DUNYA TV. “Dunya@8with Malick”.

June 2011 - July 2012 : Researcher ARYNEWS. “Pakistan Tonight with Fahd Husain”.

July 2007 – Oct. 2008: Producer, GEO ENGLISH. “Diplomatic License”. Reporter, producer, and
editor for the 35-minute documentary “Students of Lal Masjid”. Travelled to Peshawar, Mardan,
Charsadda, and within Rawalpindi-Islamabad for on-location shoots, and did phone interviews with
families residing in Rahim Yar Khan, Attock, Jhang and Kashmir.

Dec. 2006 – May 2007: Associate Producer, DAWNNEWS. Reporter, producer, editor for the
“Who am I? – I am Pakistan” 3-minute inspirational stories series of ordinary Pakistanis who had
succeeded inspite of adversity, in places like Dir, Takht-Bahi, Peshawar, Mardan, Charsadda,
Abbotabad, Manshera, Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Okara, Khushab, Rajanpur,
Lahore, Silakot, Multan, Tharparkar, Mithi, Hyderabad, Karachi, Gwadar, Hub, Chaman and
Quetta. KPK fillers were produced first. Stories included an illiterate farmer who created a unique
schooling system in interior Sindh, three handicapped (via polio) brothers who work as tailors and
are rich and married and have healthy kids, a woman who built a career in the garbage disposal

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"industry", a fisherman who became a local councillor, a blind boy who through his hard work and
his mother's perseverance earned scholarship to Harvard, an old herder with a unique method of
protecting forest, a former dancing (nautch) girl who rebuilt her life as a successful homemaker and
worker, a museum curator who followed his passion for archeology, a girl married off at 14 who
built a successful career as a social worker, etc.

Sept. – Dec. 2006: Producer, ARY ONE WORLD. Booked Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah
Badawi and produced the interview.

Sept. 2003- June 2005: Associate Producer / Producer, GEO TV. Program “Follow Up with Fahd”,
flagship English-language program. Booked and researched former UN weapons inspector Hans
Blix, former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, film star and UNHCR
representative Angelina Jolie, Commonwealth Sec. Gen. Don McKinnon, Pakistan’s Pres. Gen.
Pervez Musharraf, India’s former Prime Minister I.K. Gujral, India’s former Foreign Minister
Jaswant Singh etc.

WORK EXPERIENCE (PRINT-NEWSPAPER/ MAGAZINE):

https://scribd.com/noorilhuda

April 2017: The Price of Prohibition, Special Report on liquor consumption, Newsline Magazine
http://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/the-price-of-prohibition/
Dec. 2016: Pumping Poison, Special Report on bodybuilding culture, Newsline Magazine
http://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/pumping-poison/
Dec. 2014: Worked on a feature story on Afghan Refugees for Newsline Magazine
https://www.scribd.com/document/334165103/Article-Afghans-Are-Here-to-Stay-201214
July 2014: Future Unknown, Special Report on Altaf Hussain’s legal chances, Newsline Magazine
https://www.scribd.com/doc/237032038/Article-FutureUnknownJuly2014-Pt1
6th June 2014: Karachi’s Independence Day, Op-Ed, Daily Times
http://dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/06-Jun-14/karachis-independence-day
June 2014: The Ugly Business of the Fourth Estate, Cover Story, Pique Magazine
http://pique.pk/the-ugly-business-of-the-fourth-estate/
May 2014: A Conformist takes charge of HEC, Pique Magazine
http://pique.pk/a-conformist-takes-charge-of-hec-2/

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Sept. 2013: Like Father, Like Son, Pique Magazine
http://pique.pk/like-father-like-son/
May 2013: The State of Magazine Journalism in Pakistan, Cover Story, Pique Magazine
http://pique.pk/the-state-of-magazine-journalism-in-pakistan/
Nov. 2012: Army of the Pure, religious minorities in Armed Forces, Newsline Magazine
https://www.scribd.com/document/334156871/Article-Minorities-Come-a-Long-Way-in-Armed-
Forces-230912
Nov. 2012: A Girl versus a Militia, Cover Story, Pique Magazine
http://pique.pk/a-girl-versus-a-militia/
October 2012: Bloodied Faith, Cover Story, Pique Magazine
http://pique.pk/bloodied-faith/
Sept. 2012: The Price of Parliament, Newsline Magazine
with wrong byline: http://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/the-price-of-parliament/
Aug. 2012: The Rites and Wrongs of Higher Ed., Newsline Magazine
http://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/exposing-the-plagiaristic-practices-of-pakistans-phds/
19th June 2012: When Mythical Hope Kills Ugly Truth, Op-Ed, Daily Times
http://dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/18-Jun-12/when-mythical-hope-kills-ugly-truth
June 2012: Our Collective Waterloo, Newsline Magazine
http://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/will-pakistan-and-india-ever-agree-to-demilitarise-siachen/
May 2012: The Billion Dollar Question, Newsline Magazine
http://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/the-billion-dollar-question-of-siachen/
May 2012: Into the Valley of Death: The Siachen Conflict, Cover Story, Newsline Magazine
http://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/into-the-valley-of-death-the-siachen-conflict/
March 2012: Mehrangate - Act One, Part Two, Newsline Magazine
http://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/mehrangate-act-one-part-two/
17th Aug. 2006: Why Israel didn’t win this war?, International pg., The Nation (Islamabad, Lahore,
Karachi editions)
13th July 2006: Should Mirza Tahir Hussain be hanged? – II, pg. 9, The News International
(Islamabad edition)
https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/amp/15501-should-mirza-tahir-hussain-be-hanged?
12th July 2006: Why there must be a rethink before his sands of life are run – I, front page, The
News International (Islamabad edition)

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https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/15344-rs4.8-billion-imported-solar-lights-installed-at-
residences-of-govt-officials
26th June 2006: At Death’s Door – Story of Mirza Tahir Husain - Part 2, front page, The News
International (Islamabad edition)
https://www.scribd.com/doc/237030886/Article-TahirHussain-26June06-pt4-pdf
25th June 2006: At Death’s Door – Story of Mirza Tahir Husain - Part 1, front page, The News
International (Islamabad edition)
https://www.scribd.com/doc/237030688/Article-Tahir-Hussain-25June06-Pt1
22nd May 2006: Anatomy of a Suicide Attacker – Part 2, front page, The News International
(Islamabad edition)
21st May 2006: Anatomy of a Suicide Attacker – Part 1, front page, The News International
(Islamabad edition)
https://www.scribd.com/doc/237028745/Article-SuicideBombers-21May06-Pt1
9th April 2006: The Door to China, Political & Economy Section, The News International
(Islamabad edition) - full sheet, whole page.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/237028127/Article-China-09April06-Pt1
8th March 2006: Pakistan's need for Nuclear Energy, Op-Ed, Dawn.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1068808
14th Oct. 2005: Heart rending tales of woe from Bagh, The News International (Islamabad edition)
https://www.scribd.com/doc/237027725/Article-Bagh-14Oct-05-Pt1
9th Oct. 2005: Pak Crisis Management cell lacks data, The News International (Islamabad edition)
16th June 2005: Anti-piracy Drive - good news bad news, front page, The News International
(Islamabad edition)

WORK EXPERIENCE (PRINT - REPORT):

Nov 2005-Jan 2006: DFID Report on State of Journalism in Pakistan, an extensive internal study
that involved traveling to Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and speaking with newspaper owners, editors,
TV directors, bureau chiefs and owners of regional and national cable channels, famous print and
TV journalists and talk show personalities, press club officials of the four provinces, professors of
the departments of journalism from 14 universities in the four provinces and members of the
various broadcast and print and governmental associations. Researched and wrote the 350-page plus
English-language report.
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WORK EXPERIENCE (CREATIVE WRITING):

July 2015: ‘Catharsis’. E-novel and paperback. Genre: thriller, suspense, mystery. ASIN:
B010IQSFN4. ISBN-10: 1514709759. ISBN-13: 978-1514709757.
Aug. 2014 - Aug. 2015: ‘The Governess’. E-novel and paperback. Genre: historical literary fiction /
inspirational women’s fiction. ASIN: B00MF8BJQE. ISBN-10: 1500998567; ISBN-13:
978-1500998561. ‘The Governess’.
https://amazon.com/author/noorilhuda
https://www.goodreads.com/Noorilhuda

BROADCAST TRAINING:

• Dec. 2006 – Jan. 2007: DAWNNEWS HQ, Karachi. Training included shooting and editing news
packages around 6 o'clock deadline, working as news bulletin broadcast director.

• June - Sept. 2005: International Broadcasting Journalism, Thomson Foundation, Cardiff, Wales.
Three-month intensive course.

AWARDS:

Recipient of two awards at the 23rd APNS Journalist Awards 2012, held on 30th May 2018:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1381144
• APNS Best Feature (English Publication) for monthly Newsline
• APNS Best Investigative Report for monthly Newsline (joint award)