Waqar Rizvi
Short vita
Waqar Rizvi is a multilingual Canadian-Pakistani broadcast journalist, assignment editor, and political and media consultant. He’s pursuing a Master’s in Media Ethics at the University of Sussex. Waqar works as a socio-political TV show host for British Muslim TV and an assignment editor for Citable, a new AI-based news start-up out of Texas. He provides media and political consultancy to European think tanks, including ITSS Verona. His record includes determining verified facts of international news, developing and implementing communications and social media strategies, anchoring live news, and hosting news-analysis shows for international media and think tanks on foreign policy, diplomacy, business, and geopolitics.
Contributions
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Pakistan's Post-Election Crossroads
Pakistan's post-election landscape in 2024 is fraught with challenges and opportunities. As the country navigates this critical juncture, addressing concerns over election transparency, ensuring political stability, and upholding democratic values will be paramount. The international community is closely watching Pakistan as it moves forward, shaping its future political course. Check out the analysis by Waqar Rizvi.
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Power battle at the cost of stability
Pakistan needs mature leadership, supported by the majority, which can bring the country forward. The media and people must support this effort. The alternative scenario is disastrous and will engulf even the most powerful. Read the argument for cooler heads, dialogue and elections to once again centre the citizenry and focus on things that matter like economy rather than fanning the conflict.
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The war in Ukraine: Impact on Pakistan’s energy security
Pakistan has long dealt with energy-insecurity, a state of affairs exacerbated by the disastrous economic effects of the pandemic, floods and war in Ukraine. While some experts warned Pakistan that its energy dependence was untenable, there were others who believed such concerns were overblown thanks to the abundance and low cost of Liquefied Natural Gas. The war in Ukraine has proven the latter group wrong.
