Shahnaz Ahad

Shahnaz Ahad

Shahnaz Ahad holds a master’s in journalism from Karachi University. She has worked with weekly Mayaar and various other weeklies and daily newspapers. She served as a media consultant and patient welfare officer at The Kidney Centre and has been a freelance journalist for several years. Shahnaz was the first woman hunger-striker during Gen. Zia’s military government, fighting for press freedom, and was imprisoned for her activism. She is the author of two books, Karachi Kyun Jalta Hai and Musafaton Ki Dhool, and co-author of Karachi Press Club – The Island of Truth. A human rights activist, she is vocal on social issues.