Asad Jan

Asad has been associated with the Pakistani and International media sector since 2003, principally as a journalist and media development specialist. For the last twelve years, He has been linked with efforts on development strategies for the Pakistani and International media including radio, TV, print and public universities and schools as the country’s media transitions from a heavily state-controlled sector to one of pluralisms.

He has been involved in advocacy and lobbying on media development issues including improving access to information, media legal reforms, conducting security trainings for working journalists, building news and information capacities of the broadcast sector, and improving media standard, among others.

He has spent his career in various positions at international development organizations, including Internews, Search for Common Ground, Equal Access International, International Federation of Journalists, IRC, UNFAO, and Creative Associates International. Asad implemented dozens of multi-million projects of USAID, OTI, PAS, DRL, UN, and EU in Pakistan's most conflicted areas like FATA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan along with Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Cambodia. His focus is Media Development, Communications, Public Relationship, Digital Security, Photography, Documentary, Program Implementation, Proposal, and Report Writing and Advocacy.

Since Oct 2022, He has rejoined Internews in its London office as Manager, before this assignment, He was leading a US based international organization ‘Search for Common Ground’ as Country Director Pakistan, while prior to this, he was Regional Technical Program Advisor with US based International media development organization ‘Internews’ from April 2019 till March 2021.

Asad also worked as Country Director Pakistan of Internews from January 2017 till March 2019, Deputy Country Director Pakistan of Internews from December 2014 till December 2016. He also worked with Equal Access International as Director Media Communications, Spokesperson, also worked with United Nation Food & Agriculture Organization as Communication Specialist & Spokesperson and Senior Media officer with Creative Associates.