I am a journalist based in Pakistan covering climate, technology and human rights.

I have reported on the use of military surveillance technology in the pandemic, Pakistani women turning to the internet for sex-ed, aspiring Pakistani Amazon sellers using roundabout ways to get themselves onto the platform, how the platform economy sets up women to fail, and a Foodpanda riders’ strike in Pakistan’s largest city. My work has been published in National Public Radio, Slate, BuzzFeed News, The New Humanitarian, VICE, Rest of World, and other publications.

I am a 2025 Society of Publishers in Asia Editorial Excellence Award recipient, a 2025 South Asia Speaks Fellow, and a 2023 Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award finalist. My work has been supported by grants from One World Media, the International Center for Journalists and the South Asian Journalists Association.

I also teach journalism and creative nonfiction at Habib University, a liberal arts university in Karachi, Pakistan. My creative practice and pedagogy is driven by a commitment to documenting how global systems and technologies shape local realities.

Email: zsiddiqui [at] protonmail [dot] com

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