👤 Ikram Junaidi

24 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
24
2026-08-25 – 2026-10-11
Claims per article
20
477 extracted in total
Hedged claims
10%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,524
characters
Writes for Dawn.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
42%
Health
38%
Crime & Law
4%
Education
4%
Environment
4%
Technology
4%
Most-tagged topics
ISLAMABADDawnPTIPakistanPimsPMDCAdialaKhyber Pakhtunkhwa

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
7 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.22 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-11 · Dawn · Politics
TTAP condemns imposition of governor’s rule, emergency in KP, calls move 'unconstitutional'
8 outlets covered this event
2026-09-25 · Dawn · Politics
PTI postpones Islamabad long march to Oct 4
6 outlets covered this event
2026-09-25 · Dawn · Politics
PTI considering postponing Sept 27 Islamabad long march
6 outlets covered this event
2026-09-25 · Dawn · Politics
PTI decides to postpone Sept 27 Islamabad long march
6 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-08-25 · Dawn · Health
Pims says its CT machine 'remains functional' following reports of failure to conduct Imran's heart scan
5 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-09-15 · Dawn · Health
Pims fire: Inquiry committee finds 'systemic, institutional failure' behind tragedy
2 outlets covered this event · leans strongly left

What they said would happen

2026-08-25 · Dawn
Pims says its CT machine 'remains functional' following reports of failure to conduct Imran's heart scan
🔮 Following reports that jailed PTI founder Imran Khan could not undergo a heart scan during a visit to the hospital last week, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) said on Tuesday that its CT machine “remains functional and continues to support diagnostic services”. assertive
2026-09-06 · Dawn
Digital model for pesticide regulation unveiled
🔮 According to a statement, the NAFSA Act, 2026, will replace the existing regulatory framework under the Agricultural Pesticides Ordinance, 1971, and Agricultural Pesticides Rules, 1973. mixed
2026-09-06 · Dawn
Fire safety drills become mandatory for house officers
🔮 Prof Dr Rizwan Taj, the PMDC president, stressed that the decision to implement a mandatory programme on fire safety for house officers will be incorporated into their house job. assertive
2026-09-06 · Dawn
NA speaker's ruling on employee records cannot restrict citizen's right to information, PIC rules
🔮 The PIC held that the speaker, being the head of the National Assembly Secretariat, could exercise the powers under Section 7(f) of the Right of Access to Information Act, despite the provision specifically referring to the minister-in-charge of a public body. However, the PIC stressed that such power was subject to the statutory requirements of the law. assertive
2026-09-15 · Dawn
Pims fire: Inquiry committee finds 'systemic, institutional failure' behind tragedy
🔮 “The specific AC 2 defect may not have been foreseeable; the need for stronger fire preparedness plainly was,” it said, referring to the likely fault in the connected electric cable. assertive
2026-09-17 · Dawn
Google-Pakistan deal raises data privacy concerns
🔮 Media watchdog Freedom Network has penned an open letter to Google and the government, seeking to know what safeguards will ensure that the tech giant’s recent partnership with Pakistan strengthens the country’s digital economy without creating a backdoor for surveillance, censorship or unrestricted access to citizens’ personal information. assertive
2026-09-17 · Dawn
IAEA safeguards deal for Chashma-5 nuclear power plant secured
🔮 Scheduled for commissioning in 2028, the unit is expected to add a substantial source of low-carbon, low-cost electricity to Pakistan’s national grid to support climate objectives and sustainable economic growth. assertive
2026-09-18 · Dawn
Sole infant who survived Pims fire dies
🔮 A senior health ministry official was unable to confirm whether the girl’s family would receive the Rs5 million compensation announced by the government after the fire. assertive
2026-09-22 · Dawn
Jailed Imran again denied family meeting — this time with his cousin as sisters remain in detention
🔮 Usually, Imran’s sisters — Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi — would be the ones to reach Adiala every week in the hopes to meet him. assertive
2026-09-23 · Dawn
Medical tribunal grants relief to 2 suspended medics
🔮 • Both were among five trainees involved in recording ‘educational video’ during surgery at Lady Willingdon Hospital • assertive
2026-09-25 · Dawn
PTI decides to postpone Sept 27 Islamabad long march
🔮 According to a senior leader, who requested anonymity, the march will now leave from Peshawar on Oct 4. assertive
2026-09-25 · Dawn
PTI considering postponing Sept 27 Islamabad long march
🔮 Speaking to Dawn, a senior PTI leader, who requested anonymity, said that the march would now leave from Peshawar on Oct 4. assertive
2026-09-25 · Dawn
PTI postpones Islamabad long march to Oct 4
🔮 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said on Friday that the PTI’s long march towards Islamabad, which was originally scheduled for Sept 27, would now commence from Peshawar on Oct 4. assertive
2026-10-05 · Dawn
Students pursuing medical, dental studies abroad no longer required to pass MDCAT
🔮 Pakistani students intending to go abroad for medical or dental education will no longer be required to have passed the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT), the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) announced on Monday. assertive
2026-10-06 · Dawn
Pims gets new executive director and joint executive director, notifications raise eyebrows
🔮 “The officer will be entitled to draw additional remuneration as admissible under the rules. assertive
2026-10-06 · Dawn
PTI says Imran's cousin Qasim Zaman taken into custody after Rawalpindi DC orders detention under MPO
🔮 However, the march was postponed to Oct 4 and as per the current itinerary, the protesters aim to reach a Khairabad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Oct 8, when KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi would share the future plan of action. assertive
2026-10-07 · Dawn
Another crisis creeps up at Pims
🔮 Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) is on the verge of another crisis as supplies of free medicines for inpatients and other items might be discontinued due to procurement issues. assertive
2026-10-07 · Dawn
PMDC reschedules NRE Step-1 for foreign medical graduates to Nov 8
🔮 In a notification dated Oct 5, the PMDC cited “unavoidable circumstances” for the move and said Step-1 of the NRE exam will now be held on Nov 8 (Sunday). assertive
2026-10-09 · Dawn
Govt, PTI trade barbs over KP governance issues
🔮 PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram said the government could not simultaneously call for negotiations and “allow its cronies” to appear before the media every day to “spew venom” against PTI leadership and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. mixed
2026-10-11 · Dawn
TTAP condemns imposition of governor’s rule, emergency in KP, calls move 'unconstitutional'
🔮 It announced that it would challenge governor’s rule through the courts, assemblies and public forums. assertive
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