Kamran Khan (
Urdu:
کامران خان) is a an
investigative journalist as well as an espionage and intelligence commentator.
[1] Currently, he is the director of the
News Intelligence Unit (NIU), where he manages and publishes investigative reports for
News International. He is the
Geo TV‘s lead
anchor during special news and landmark events. His first stint on television as an anchor was on Geo’s programme, “Frontline.”
[1][2]Career in journalism
Daniel Pearl
In early 2000s, he became publicly known for his coverage and investigative reports on the
Daniel Pearl, an
American Jew who was kidnapped and killed by
al-Qaeda operatives.
[3] He was the first journalist to publish his report on
ISI intelligence efforts to link India to the kidnapping by raising the possibility that
Asra Nomani was in fact a “
spy for India“, claiming that she was Daniel Pearl’s “full-time assistant,” identifying her as an “Indian journalist”.
[3] According to his report, Nomani was an
NRI, having born in India and was raised as a
Muslim in the
United States since the age of 4.
[3] Nomani was an
American Muslim who holds the
U.S. passport and also noted that it was Daniel Pearl who brought her to Karachi to work with him.
[3]He also raised questions about Daniel Pearl’s suspicious travel to Karachi from
Mumbai, where he was originally based, saying “ISI officials were so intrigued as to why an American newspaper reporter based in Bombay would also establish a full-time residence in Karachi.”
[3] Writing an opinion in the story, he wrote that “anyone familiar with the
fractured relations between Pakistan and India can understand how this sort of characterization could tarnish Daniel Pearl’s reputation in Pakistan and weaken public outrage about his brutal killing, a goal some ISI officials might have wanted.
[4]The widow of kidnapped and murdered journalist
Daniel Pearl,
Mariane Pearl, wrote in in her memoir
A Mighty Heart, and singled out Kamran Khan for first writing the story that identified Daniel Pearl as a Jewish reporter.
[3] Revealing this information was equivalent to a “death sentence” in Pakistan, according to the memoir.
[3] Khan told the
Washington Post that he was simply pursuing the story aggressively and didn’t mean any harm.
[3][4]
Geo Television
Khan’s first stint on television as an anchor was on Geo’s program, “Frontline.” He has now a new show on Geo, “
Aaj Kamran Khan Ke Saath”, this show is a late edition for political enthusiasts, offering them a daily news round-up.
[1] On Pakistan TV, Khan who is “critical of the Pakistan government”, blasted it for incompetence on the capture and killing of Osama Bin Ladan. He said, “We had belief that our defenses were impenetrable, but look what has happened. Such a massive intrusion and it went undetected.”
Inspiring Pakistan 