Zia ur-Rehman

Zia ur-Rehman is a journalist based in Pakistan who has reported extensively on the country's politics, security and human rights issues. He has worked for The New York Times since 2018 and covers various topics related to Pakistan's elections, relations with Afghanistan and Iran, military crackdown on former PM Imran Khan's party, violence in Balochistan and Sindh provinces, expulsion of undocumented Afghans from the country and social issues such as fire safety and mall fire incidents. He has won several awards for his reporting including the Human Rights Watch Hellman/Hammett Grant.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/zia-ur-rehman

60%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

60%

Examples:

  • The author implies that former PM Imran Khan is responsible for the attacks without giving any supportive facts.
  • The author tends to blame the Taliban for violence in Pakistan without providing evidence or context.
  • The author uses a biased wording such as 'attacks against activities linked to the national elections' instead of specifying who was behind them.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author does not disclose any potential conflicts of interest in the article.
  • The author works for The New York Times which is known to have a pro-US stance and may influence his reporting on Pakistan's relations with Afghanistan.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The article claims that police are still trying to determine the cause of the blasts but does not explain how they came about.
  • The article states that violence has increased during campaign season but does not provide any data or statistics to back it up.

Deceptions

70%

Examples:

  • The author does not provide any evidence for his claims about tensions between Taliban officials and Pakistani government over safe haven on Afghan soil.
  • The statement 'attacks against activities linked to the national elections have surged during campaign season' is unsupported by data or statistics provided in the article.

Recent Articles

Violence Plagues Pakistan Elections as Two Explosions Killed at Least 28 People and Injured Dozens More on Wednesday, a Day Before the Vote.

Violence Plagues Pakistan Elections as Two Explosions Killed at Least 28 People and Injured Dozens More on Wednesday, a Day Before the Vote.

Broke On: Wednesday, 07 February 2024 Two explosions outside election offices in Balochistan Province killed at least 28 people and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, a day before the vote. The first blast occurred outside an office of independent candidate Asfandyar Kakar's campaign in Pishin district near the border with Afghanistan, killing 14 people. The second explosion took place outside an election office of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) in Qila Saifullah, a neighboring district that also borders Afghanistan and killed at least 12 people. No group has claimed responsibility for the blasts.