POLITICOS
Husain Haqqani (
husainhaqqani) Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States of America and prolific Twitter user who makes time to respond to his thousands of followers.
Pervez Musharraf (
PMPakistan) Former President of Pakistan who uses Twitter as an extension of his Facebook page.
Shahbaz Sharif (
CMShahbaz) Chief Minister, Punjab, Pakistan.
Rehman Malik (
SenRehmanMalik) Member of Pakistan People’s Party Central Executive Committee; Senator; Minister for Interior.
Naveed Qamar (
naveedqamar ) Minister for Privatisation and Energy Pakistan.
Mushahid Hussain (
Mushahid) Journalist, politician, writer, reader and an observer of things interesting.
Marvi Memon (
marvi_memon) (Former) member National Assembly of Pakistan. The most followed Twitter politico in the local sphere.
Ijazul Haq (
ijazulhaq) Pakistani Politician and son of Former President of Pakistan, General Ziaul Haq.
Haider Abbas Rizvi (
haiderrizvi90) Deputy Parliamentary Leader of MQM.
Farahnaz Ispahani (
fispahani) MNA Pakistan People’s Party. Member-Standing Committee on Human Rights, Foreign Affairs, Info and Broad.
Kashmala Tariq (
Kashmala_Tariq) Politician with a penchant for sporadic, often obscure Twitter updates.
Syed Mustafa Kamal (
MayorKamal) Terms himself the true representative of the working class of Pakistan. Ex-Mayor of Karachi.
Imran Khan (
ImranKhanPTI) Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Updates tend to be an extension of Khan’s political rhetoric and cross-country campaigning.
Atiqa Odho (
atiqaodho2009) Media Personality/Political Reformer and vocal supporter of Musharraf’s APML.
CELEBS
Ali Zafar (
AliZafarforu) Pakistan’s most loved artist, actor, musician (on Twitter).
Atif Aslam (
itsaadee) Rock star. Living his dreams.
Aaminah Haq (
LaHaq) Former Super Model now Heavy Weight. Loves food,Ammar Belal, a cat called Barack.
Meera (
The_MeeraJee) Purports to be, the Real Meera. The Real Superstar. The Real Human.
Ali Azmat (
RealAliAzmat) Recording artist, musician, actor, anchor, song writer, producer.
Aisha Linnea (
aishalinnea) Neither here nor there. Svgistani. Slackistan star.
Zeb and Haniya (
zebandhaniya) Pop group combining folk music and blues with an alternative twist.
Sami Shah (
samishah) Comedian, Writer, Graphic Designer, Producer, Sapien.
Saad Haroon (
Saad_Haroon) A comedian! a writer! a performer!
Wasim Akram (
wasimakramlive) Pakistan’s former cricket captain, Commentator at ESPN, Bowling coach and mentor at KKR.
Wahab Riaz (
WahabViki) Pakistani cricketer and active Twitter user.
The Kominas (
THEKOMINAS) Pak/USian Punks.
Ali Noor (
alinoor) Noori founder, lead guitarist and songwriter.
Jemima Khan (
Jemima_Khan) Imran Khan’s ex-wife with one eye on Pakistan and one eye on activism.
Strings (
stringsonline) Pakistani Pop/Rock band.
Sohaib Athar (
ReallyVirtual) IT consultant taking a break from the rat-race by hiding in the mountains. Also unlikely celebrity for live-tweeting the Abbottabad raid.
Majorly Profound (
majorlyprofound) A comic genius. Self-proclaimed award winning, highly ejjucated, critical thinker. Wimmens exbert. Strategic geopolitical analyst.
JOURNALISTS & MEDIA FOLK
Mohammed Hanif (
mohammedhanif ) Pakistani writer and journalist. Author of
A case of exploding Mangoes.
Ejaz Haider (
ejazhaider) Columnist extraordinaire.
Huma Imtiaz (HumaImtiaz)Washington-based journalist who enjoys cocktails with a dash of sarcasm.
Wajahat S Khan (
WajSKhan) Media personality of Dawn News Talk Back fame. Harvard Shorenstein Fellow, broadcaster, columnist, documentarian, intel brat.
Shaheryar Mirza (
mirza9) Karachi-based Express 24/7 journalist who just wants to get his kicks before the whole ****house goes up in flames.
Cyril Almeida (
cyalm) Dawn columnist, news analyst, editorial writer with an eye on drawing room drama in Islamabad’s upper echelons.
Mehmal Sarfraz (
Mehmal) Op-ed Editor, Daily Times. Joint General Secretary, South Asian Women in Media (SAWM).
Nadeem F Paracha (
NadeemfParacha) Journalist/Columnist. Sworn enemy of PTI Twitterati.
Abid Hussain abidhussayn An editor busy observing life and his Twitter timeline, live from The Friday Times.
Naveen Naqvi (
naveenaqvi) Cofounder of Gawaahi.com. Broadcast/online/print journalist.
Salman Masood (
SalmanMasood) Pakistan Correspondent for The New York Times.
Marvi Sirmed (
marvisirmed) Columnist, activist, political commentator, student of IR & Counter Terrorism. A Pakistani with a bindi.
Najam Sethi (
najamsethi) Editor, The Friday Times, and Group Advisor GEO TV.
Ahmed Jung (
ahmedjung) Karachi reporter for Express 24/7.
Asad Hashim (
AsadHashim) Al-Jazeera Journalist, sometimes Anthropologist.
Madeeha Syed (
madeehasyed) Culture journo for Dawn.
Nadir Hassan (
Nadir_Hassan) Journalist with more inexplicable collapses than Phil Mickelson. Reporter/Columnist for Express Tribune.
Jahanzaib Haque (
jhaque_) Web Editor, The Express Tribune. Also does Jay’s Toons.
Fahad Desmukh (
desmukh) Activist, writer,revolutionary with a desire to dance.
Saba Imtiaz (
Saba_Imtiaz) Reporter at The Express Tribune.
Naheed Mustafa (
NaheedMustafa) Journalist with a bunch of awards in search of a patron.
Omar R Quraishi (
omar_quraishi) The Express Tribune Editorial Pages Editor, previously at The News and Dawn.
Rabia Mehmood (
Rabail26) Correspondent for Express 24/7 in Pakistan.
Farieha Aziz (
FariehaAziz) Journalist. Assistant editor at Newsline.
Raza Rumi (
Razarumi) Prolific writer and blogger. C-Editor: The Friday Times, Himal SouthAsia, Columnist: Express-Tribune, The News on Sunday.
Basil Nabi Malik (
basilnabi) Karachi-based lawyer and freelance columnist.
Faizan Lakhani (
faizanlakhani) Free-wheeling journalist from Karachi. Working as sports reporter for Geo News.
Nosheen Abbas (
Goshno) Journalist-at-Large.
Khurram Husain (
KhurramHusain) Business Editor, analyst at the Express Media Group.
Salman Siddiqui (
salmansid) Karachi-based journalist who works for The Express Tribune.
Abbas Nasir (
abbasnasir59) Multimedia journalist; worked for Dawn, DawnNews TV and BBC.
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy (
sharmeenochinoy) Investigative journalist, documentary filmmaker, Co-founder Citizens Archive of Pakistan and TED senior Fellow.
Madiha Sattar (
MadihaSattar) Journalist, supposedly in the most dangerous place on Earth.
Ayesha Tammy Haq (
tammyhaq) Part-time corporate lawyer and broadcast journalist and committed adventure traveller.
Fasi Zaka (
fasi_zaka ) Columnist. Hosts The Fasi Zaka Show on Radio One FM91. Veritable pop-icon.
Ali K Chishti (
akchishti) Writer, social activist and sufi.
Fifi Haroon (
fifiharoon) Media Specialist, woman with a view.
Aamna Taseer (
AamnaTaseer) Mother of 6, CEO Sunday Daily Times. Proud wife of Shaheed Salmaan Taseer.
Azmat Khan (
AzmatZahra) Digital journalist
@FrontlinePBS. Conflict zones, Pakistan, Afghanistan, gender, new media/journalism.
Munizae Jahangir (
MunizaeJahangir ) Pakistani television journalist and documentary filmmaker. Worked for NDTV as their Pakistani correspondent and now working for Express Media Group.
Mehreen Jabbar (
mehreenjabbar ) A storyteller. Renowned film-maker and television director/producer.
Omar Waraich (
OmarWaraich) Journalist covering Pakistan for TIME and The Independent.
Cafe Pyala (
cpyala) Anonymous media blog with a mission. Ruminating on Life, the Universe and Everything. But mostly Pakistan and Pakistani media.
Declan Walsh (
declanwalsh) Guardian correspondent for Pakistan/Afghanistan.
Shehrbano Taseer (
shehrbanotaseer) Journalist and nehari lover. Proud daughter of Shaheed Salmaan Taseer.
Ayeshah Alam Khan (
ayeshahalam) Gadget freak, net geek, media personality,event manager, entrepreneur.
George Fulton (
GeorgeFulton1) Writer and broadcaster. Was based in Pakistan for the past nine years, now back in the UK, and much missed by fans of George ka Pakistan.
Beena Sarwar (
beenasarwar) Journalist, artist, documentary filmmaker.
Tapu Javeri (
tapujaveri) A picture is worth a thousand words but twitter is only worth 140. Pakistan’s pre-eminent photographer.
Bina Shah (
BinaShah) Writer and columnist; author of Slum Child.
Christine Fair (
CChristineFair) Assistant Professor at Georgetown University specializing in South Asian political and military affairs.
Nick Schifrin (
nickschifrin) Afghanistan, Pakistan ABC News reporter in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Nusrat Javeed (
javeednusrat) Bolta Pakistan host and journalist extraordinaire.
Feisal H Naqvi (
laalshah ) Part time journo; full time lawyer; occasional golfer. Genetically programmed to like all movies titled Vehshy Gujjar or any variation thereof.
Urooj Zia (
UroojZia) Freelance journo. Areas: Investigative journalism, Indo-Pak, Afghanistan, South asia, rights, legislation, urban conflict, rural polity, gender discourse.
Faiza S Khan (
BhopalHouse) Editor of The Life’s Too Short Literary Review, columnist/critic. Wanted Algonquin Round Table, got Karachi.
Rabia Garib (
rabiagarib) Editor-in Chief, CIO Pakistan.
Talib Qizilbash (
tqizilbash) Leading Newsline magazine. Vertically challenged journalist, jazz fan, and travel junkie.
AfPak Channel (
afpakchannel) Tweeting analysis of the news about all things AfPak from
@newamerica and
@FP_Magazine.
Nahal Toosi (
nahaltoosi) Pakistan Associated Press correspondent in Islamabad, Pakistan.
OPINION MAKERS, LEADERS, GURUS
Mosharraf Zaidi (
mosharrafzaidi) Analyst, columnist and a great read on Twitter.
Ayesha Siddiqa (
iamthedrifter) A Gypsy Writer from Pakistan. Political commentator, famed for her groundbreaking book Military Inc.
Jehan Ara (
jehan_ara) President of the Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT & ITES (P@SHA). IT guru, progressive thinker and activist.
Zaheer Kidvai (
kidvai) Education Technologist /New Media Analyst. A true rebel at heart.
Sabeen Mahmud (
sabeen) Post Modern Flower Child. Caretaker and brainchild leading T2F.
Awab Alvi (
DrAwab) Geek, dentist and blogger. TED 2011 Senior Fellow & TEDIndia 2009 Fellow.
Rafia Zakaria (
rafiazakaria) Dawn columnist and attorney teaching political philosophy and constitutional law.
Asma Jahangir (
Asma_Jahangir) Human rights lawyer based in Pakistan. She is currently the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan.
Mukhtar Mai (
MukhtarMai) President Mukhtar Mai Women’s Organization, campaigning for education and women rights in Pakistan.
Fatima Bhutto (
fbhutto) Columnist, poet, writer. Author of Songs of Blood and Sword. Pet peeves: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music, Vladimir Nabokov.
Nighat Dad (
nighatdad )Pakistan Takebackthetech campaigner, privacy activist, public policy researcher, special public prosecutor,human rights activist.
Javed Ahmad Ghamidi (
GhamidiView) Pakistani Muslim theologian.
BLOGGERS, ALL-SORTS
Sana Saleem (
sanasaleem) Co-founder
@Gawaahi. Takebackthetech Campaigner, blogger at Global Voices and Dawn.
Tazeen Javed (
tazeen) Blogger and brainchild behind A Reluctant Mind.
Nabiha Meher Shaikh (
NabihaMeher) Youth corrupter; Hindu-Zionist Western agent whose aim in life is to live in a country as tolerant and prosperous as Pakistan; angry, lesbian feminist.
Shahid Saeed (
shahidsaeed ) Blogger, columnist and web addict. Archivist at HoshMedia.org.
Amara Javed (
Amara807) Fashion blogger/ columnist. Sporadic diva. Foodie. Dwindling mind. Day job consists of media training.
Sara Taseer Shoaib (
sarataseer) Jewellery designer. Gemological Institute of America, London School of Econ UK. Proud daughter of Shaheed Salmaan Taseer.
Kala Kawa (
kaalakawaa) Acclaimed anonymous blogger – with wings and beak.
Ahmer Naqvi (
karachikhatmal) Blogger who is the Brian Lara of his generation – a genius but his team usually loses.
Zahir Riaz (
zahirriaz) Lawyer, radio presenter, bon vivant, ceaseless reader, erratic thinker, fantasy booker prize winner.
Mehreen Kasana (
mehreenkasana) An opinionated proselyte of palavers a many; such as feminism, Islam, world politics, philosophy and literature.
Five Rupees (
FiveRupees) Blogger and PhD candidate in Political Science (IR/Security Studies).
Kalsoom Lakhani (
kalsoom82) Work in philanthropy. Blogger on Pakistan & #socent (via CHUP & TC-P). Coffee addict. Jeopardy enthusiast. Sleep deprived. Soon-to-be social entrepreneur.
Sabahat Zakariya (
sabahat24) Blogger, teacher and culture critic.
Assad Zulfiqar Khan (
pseudorebel ) Filmmaker, political fanatic, diehard Bhuttoist.
Syed Ali Raza Abidi (
abidifactor) Blogger focues on politics for welfare. Liberal, patriot, progressive revolutionary.
Ahmad Rafay Alam (
rafay_alam) Father, lawyer, environment activist, teacher, columnist, cyclist.
Adil Najam (
AdilNajam ) Frederick S. Pardee Professor of Global Public Policy at Boston University and founder of All Things Pakistan.
Ali Dayan Hasan (
AliDayan) Pakistan Representative for Human Rights Watch.
Mustafa Qadri (
Mustafa_Qadri) Pakistan researcher at Amnesty International.
Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi (
Ali_Abbas_Zaidi ) An aeronautical engineer by books, an activist by mind, a wanderer by soul and a lover by heart. Founder Pakistan Youth Alliance.
Khaver Siddiqi (
thekarachikid) Writer. Listener. Geek. Star Wars. Vanuatu. Ailurophile. Social Media Manager over at
@csquareonline.
Andrea DeArment (
AndieDeArment) US Consulate Karachi. Diplomat.
Tristram Perry (
TristramPerry) US Consulate Lahore. Twitter addict. Each time he tweets, a bishop kicks in a stained-glass window.
Shakir Husain (
shakirhusain) Entrepreneur, columnist and citizen.
Rabayl Memon (
baylinveil) Slackademic slacktivist.
Saad Hamid (
SaadGH) New media developer, idea inventor, blogger, brand promoter, social media activist. Founder of PehliMadad.org initiative and curator of TEDxMargalla.
Mahnoor Yawar (
mahnooryawar) Co-founder of Project: We Believe. Feminist. Unicorn-phobe. Footie/Tennis fanatic. Closet writer/photographer/RJ.
Faisal Kapadia (
faisalkapadia) Blogger on tech/social media. Writer by night.
Omar Bilal Akhtar (
obakhtar) Lead singer and guitarist of Aunty Disco Project. Obscene cricket pundit, blogger, radio show host, Panda enthusiast.
FurSid (
fursid) Photographer, web designer. Inquisitive, music and inspiration explorer.
Roznama Jawani (
JBXN) Fake (authentic) news source which brings you stories that you never knew existed in Pakistan. Local version of The Onion.
Kashif Aziz (
kashaziz) Internet Consultant and Entrepreneur with a keen eye for politics, breaking news.
Saad (
kursed) Geek. Cinema fanatic. Interests include military technology, aircrafts and asymmetric warfare. Religiously follows regional and local politics.
Salma Jafri (
salmajafri) Proud mother, passionate writer, online entrepreneur, fire-breathing dragon.
Manan Ahmed (
sepoy) a historian, a blogger, and a frumious bandersnatch.
Ammar Yasir (
ammaryasir) Co-founder of TeaBreak.pk, blogger, internet junkie, social media evangelist. Freelance technology writer
