Taha Siddiqui

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Taha Siddiqui
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Nationality Pakistani
Alma mater Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
OccupationJournalist
Awards Albert Londres Prize (2014)

Taha Siddiqui is a Pakistani-born journalist based in Paris. [1] He is an active critic of the establishment of Pakistan. [2]

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Early life and career

He is a graduate of Institute of Business Administration, Karachi. [3] He is also founder of the SAFE Newsrooms. [4] [5]

In January 2018, in Islamabad, gunmen tried to abduct Siddiqui, but he managed to escape. [6] [7]

Awards

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References

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  2. "Pakistan's 'new normal': a journalist on the run from gunmen". The Irish Times.
  3. "IBA Alumnus, Taha Siddiqui, wins the Albert Londres Prize".
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  5. "Taha Siddiqui | al Jazeera News | Today's latest from al Jazeera".
  6. "اسلام آباد سے صحافی طٰحہ صدیقی کے اغوا کی کوشش". BBC News اردو.
  7. "Pakistan is my home. But as a journalist, my life is in danger there | Taha Siddiqui". TheGuardian.com . 5 April 2018.