Ahmad Noorani
Pakistani journalist
Ahmad Noorani (Urdu: احمد نورانی; born 1981) is a Pakistani investigative journalist based in the United States. He is the founder of Fact Focus. He formerly worked at The News International in Islamabad from 2007 to 2019, where he reported on issues such as alleged tax evasion by the family of Imran Khan, government corruption, real estate scandals, and other sensitive topics.
Early life and education
Noorani was born in 1981 in Pakistan. He attended Columbia University, where he graduated with a master's degree in business journalism in 2023.
Career
Noorani began his career at The News International in 2007. Noorani has faced threats and harassment during his work, including physical assaults by unidentified individuals demanding that he halt coverage of the military.
In October 2017, Noorani was attacked near the Zero Point in Islamabad when men on motorcycles stopped his vehicle, pulled him out of the car, and severely beat him. Noorani was hospitalized after losing consciousness from the attack.
Following ongoing threats, and public condemnation by the government, Noorani was dismissed from his position at The News International.
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