Salman Masood

Salman Masood (Urdu: سلمان مسعود) is a Pakistani journalist who is a Pakistan Correspondent at The New York Times since 2001.[1][2] He is also the Resident Editor, Islamabad & Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa at The Nation. The focus of his reporting has been on politics and terrorism. In 2009, he contributed to The New York Times reporting team that won the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Salman Masood
NationalityPakistan
OccupationJournalist
Years active2001-

Career

Masood has been working with The New York Times as its reporter since 2001, in Islamabad bureau.[2]

In the news

The Pakistan Rangers, a paramilitary force, conducted a warrantless search of Masood's home in Islamabad, ostensibly searching for a suspected terrorist unrelated to Masood, on 12 January 2016.[3] The Interior Ministry apologized for the incident and denied that Masood had been targeted. Journalists staged a walkout of the National Assembly of Pakistan.[2] Human Rights Watch condemned the incident.[4][5][6] On Jan 8, 2020, Salman Masood was promoted as the Editor of The Nation newspaper.<ref> http://www.journalismpakistan.com/the-nation-promotes-salman-masood-as-editor <ref>https://nation.com.pk/E-Paper/islamabad/2020-01-09/page-1/detail-3

Personal life and education

Salman Masood was born and raised in Islamabad. He holds a master's degree in international relations from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.[1]

References
  1. "Salman Masood". The New York Times. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. Pakistani Soldiers Search Times Reporter's Home The New York Times
  3. Wesctcott, Lucy (Jan 12, 2016). "NEW YORK TIMES REPORTER LIVE-TWEETS RAID ON PAKISTAN HOME". Newsweek.
  4. Pakistan: Raid on Journalist Latest Act of Intimidation Human Rights Watch
  5. Haider, Dawn.com (12 January 2016). "Nisar orders inquiry into 'unacceptable' Rangers raid at home of NYT correspondent".
  6. "Pakistan journalist Salman Masoods house raided". India Today.


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