Owais Tohid

Owais Tohid has served as Senior Advisor for the South & Central Asia Division at Voice of America (VOA) in Washington, D.C., where he oversaw news, analysis, and editorial content spanning South Asia, the Middle East/Western Asia, and broader global affairs. With decades of broadcast experience and a distinguished record of editorial leadership, he has headed Pakistan’s leading TV news channels and previously worked with the BBC World Service in London, Agence France-Presse (AFP), and the Christian Science Monitor. Over the course of his career, he has reported extensively from major conflict zones, covering events from the war in Afghanistan to the Israel–Palestine crisis. His writings have appeared in prominent international publications, including Dawn, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Arab News, The Guardian, TIME, and TRT World. As a sought-after analyst, he has been featured on numerous international broadcast platforms, such as the BBC, CNN, NPR, C‑SPAN, TRT World, DAWN News, WION, and NDTV.