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Urdu Speaking Freelance Journalists
paydesk has 277 reporters who speak Urdu. Our journalists can do broadcast reports, as well as printed media and photography. Our top correspondents who speak Urdu are Arun Asthana and Osama Rizvi. Use our journalist directory to find an Urdu speaking member to work for you.
Journalists Who Speak Urdu
Arun Asthana is content producer, senior multimedia journalist and an author Based in London. Equally good at creative as well as corporate content production Arun has been contributing to the BBC, France 24, Canada Broadcasting Corporation, RTE, CBS network, Fox news (US), Capital TV Pakistan, ...
English
Hindi
Urdu
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Business
Finance
Politics
+23
Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Within a day
Osama Rizvi is an international energy and economic analyst whose areas of interests include global economy, commodity and financial markets and climate change where he specifically focuses on Oil prices, commodity analysis, interest rates, food prices and global economy. Critically, Osama focuses ...
English
Urdu
Feature Stories
Risk Analysis
Research
Business
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
+2
Jobs Completed 8
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Muheet Ul Islam is a journalist and filmmaker who reports from the Indian-administered Kashmir. His expertise lies in narrative journalism, honed at the Central University of Kashmir. Muheet's work transcends borders, gaining recognition from a vast network of international media outlets. ...
English
Hindi
Urdu
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+14
Climate Change
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 31
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Shujauddin Qureshi is a freelance journalist based in Karachi, Pakistan. He has been writing in newspapers and magazines in Pakistan and international publications. He worked for the Associated Press(AP) and Dow Jones, and his work was published in the Pakistani monthly magazine Newsline. **** ...
Sindhi
Urdu
English
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+9
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+10
Jobs Completed 17
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Sudesh is a Nepali journalist and researcher with 3+ years of freelance experience across video, audio, and the written word covering the intersection of sports, culture, geopolitics, and current affairs. Currently based in Doha, he goes to Northwestern University and has been published in Euronews,...
Hindi
Nepali
Spanish
+1
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+10
Politics
Current Affairs
Sports
+5
Jobs Completed 8
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Bilal Hussain is an independent journalist and columnist with a wealth of experience in covering South Asia, and the Middle East with a particular emphasis on the socio-political landscape of Kashmir. His reporting has been featured in prominent news outlets and organizations such as Voice of ...
Hindi
Kashmiri
Urdu
+2
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Risk Analysis
+5
Business
Finance
War Reporter
+2
Jobs Completed 93
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few weeks
Muhammad Bakhsh Soomro is a journalist based in Islamabad, Pakistan. He has been doing journalism since 1995, during his professional career he had been working in different reputable media organisations such as BOL TV Network, Daily Kawish and KTN News Network, Pahenji News Paper and Time News. ...
Urdu
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Politics
Jobs Completed 13
Job Success Rate 100%
Khalid Khattak is a Lahore-based journalist with a strong command of research, analysis, fact-checking, source development, and storytelling with data—making him a versatile and resourceful newsroom professional. His expertise spans editorial planning, including arranging interviews, identifying ...
English
Hindi
Pashto
+2
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+3
Media Training
Investigative Reporting
Research
+3
Usually Responds Within an hour
Pirzada Shakir is a multimedia journalist based in Jammu and Kashmir, India. He extensively writes on defense, conflict, identity conflict, human rights, gender, social issues, environment and politics. His work has been published in different international and Indian media outlets including Press ...
English
Kashmiri
Urdu
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+8
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+7
Usually Responds Within a few hours
I am Wahid Rahman Afghanmal, a journalist, photographer, and videographer from Kandahar, Afghanistan. For over eight years, I have collaborated with local, national, and international media, and I continue to work as an independent journalist and content creator. Throughout my career, I have ...
Pashto
Persian (Farsi)
English
+2
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+18
Politics
Film & Theatre
War Reporter
+8
Usually Responds Within a few hours
https://www.midbrainfilms.net/ Salman Idris is a Video Journalist-Producer, Shoot/Edit/Documentary Filmmaker Fixer based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Available for all cities of Pakistan and abroad, he is working as a permanent freelancer since 2015. Associated with electronic media since 1998, he has ...
English
Japanese
Kashmiri
+6
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+11
Business
Finance
Politics
+24
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Hi, I'm Adeel Ahmed — a multimedia journalist with 7+ years of experience in digital video production, social media content creation, and scriptwriting. I’ve worked with Voice of America Urdu and ARY News, producing high-quality explainer videos, YouTube content, news features, and reels optimized ...
Urdu
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Politics
Current Affairs
Arts & Books
+12
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GM Baloch Reporter Broadcast Journalist Research Professional Voice of America Urdu Contributing Correspondent (Pakistan Desk) Feb 2024 - Present Researched and produced investigative reports for VOA's Urdu platform, focusing on South Pakistan. Print & Digital Media (2020 – 2024): ...
Urdu
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+12
Politics
Current Affairs
Natural Disasters
+7
Jobs Completed 4
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Nadeem is often referred to as ‘Mr Can Do’. He is available around the clock and works assiduously seven days a week to ensure his clients’ assignments are completed promptly and to the highest calibre. JOURNALIST AND RESEARCHER Nadeem has been an experienced journalist for nearly thirty ...
English
French
Hindi
+2
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+10
Business
Finance
Politics
+15
Usually Responds Within an hour
Dil Bar Irshad is a journalist from Doda, located in the Indian-administered region of Jammu and Kashmir. He is an active member of the All India Media Association and has contributed his expertise to various national and international outlets, including VoM News, Khalsa Express News, Sada-e-...
English
Urdu
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast)
+3
Business
Finance
Politics
+9
Usually Responds Within an hour
I am journalist based in Karachi, Pakistan. The goal is to tell the story effectively, empathetically, and in a way that it can bring a change. Reliability, accuracy, and transparency are the principles I follow dearly. Ethical journalism trumps all. I have been covering sports for more than a ...
English
Hindi
Urdu
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+8
Sports
Investigative Reporting
Research
+5
Usually Responds Within a day
I am a multilingual journalist, translator, fixer and executive producer based in Chandigarh, India, covering Punjab region. I am interested in covering politics, gender, social and human rights issues, sports and entertainment. I am well versed in print and video journalism.
Punjabi
English
Hindi
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+9
Politics
Current Affairs
Arts & Books
+9
Jobs Completed 3
Usually Responds Within a day
Suhail Akhtar is a journalist based in New Delhi, India. To provide you with a better understanding of my work, I invite you to explore the following links: Voice of America Profile: **** Independent Profile: **** Profile in X: ****
Arabic
English
Hindi
+1
Documentaries
Politics
Science & Environment
Natural Disasters
+4
Usually Responds Within an hour
I am Abdul Aziz from Kot Addu, Pakistan. I provide services in: • Urdu–English translation • Urdu voice recording • Simple article writing • Mobile photography I am honest, dedicated, and respond to messages within a day. I use my mobile to deliver quality work quickly. I’m ...
English
Urdu
Photography
Paranormal
Travel
Usually Responds Within a day
I am a multimedia journalist based in New Delhi, India. Most of her work has been published in organisations such as France 24, Himal Southasian, The Diplomat, Religion Unplugged and more.
English
Hindi
Marathi
+1
Video Rushes
Politics
Investigative Reporting
Research
+2
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within an hour
Kiyya Baloch is a freelance journalist from Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. He contributed to the Guardian, the Economist, Al Jazeera, the Diplomat Magazine and Daily Times. Baloch has more than six years’ experience working with various national and international media outlets ...
English
Punjabi
Urdu
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+5
Politics
Current Affairs
War Reporter
+5
Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Within a day
Suddaf is a freelance journalist currently based in Islamabad, Beirut and London. She covers extremism, security, politics and human rights primarily focusing on the Middle East and South Asia particular focus on Pakistan, Syria and Iran. Her works has been featured in Aljazeera, Middle East Eye, ...
English
Urdu
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
News Gathering
+8
Politics
Current Affairs
War Reporter
+3
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Having a decade of experience in storytelling, I am a journalist based in Karachi, Pakistan. I cover climate change across the country, especially Sindh and Balochistan provinces in Pakistan. I have been working with Pakistan's premier and reputed Newspaper Daily Dawn. In am a regular Op-ed writer ...
English
Sindhi
Urdu
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Research
+3
Technology
Science & Environment
Natural Disasters
+2
Usually Responds Within a day
I'm a versatile media professional with over 8 years of experience in journalism, digital storytelling, and project coordination. My expertise spans reporting, content creation, social media management, and training journalists in fact-checking and countering disinformation. I’ve contributed to ...
Sindhi
Urdu
English
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Interview
+1
Politics
Current Affairs
Natural Disasters
+7
Usually Responds Within an hour
I am a reporter and photojournalist with over 10 years of experience in the field. Based in Lahore, Pakistan's cultural and media hub, I write and photograph for print and online media outlets and target audiences on topics such as heritage, history, tourism, travel, sports, security, fashion, ...
English
Hindi
Punjabi
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+13
Business
Finance
Politics
+5
Usually Responds Within a day
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