User:Zarmeen Zehra/sandbox

Danish Zaidi is a Pakistani columnist and development practitioner who writes a weekly column for PakistanToday, DailyTimes, TheNation, Dawn, DunyaBlogs and also works as a Project Manager for Afiniti. Previously, he founded a non-profit organization with the name Cheekh - an acroynm for 'Communicating Harmony, Encouraging Expression, Kindling Hope'.

Since 2013, he has been leading a youth campaign on various policy issues including around Terrorism, Radicalization and Equality. His organization conducted awareness sessions including religious harmony by Jibran Nasir, He has written for a number of different newspapers such as PakistanToday, the Nation, DailyTimes and, on the topics of public policy, military strategy and Technology innovation and is widely known for being a vocal critic of the Pakistani government's policies on educational reform and political development.

His work and analysis touches on areas such as telecommunications, big data, technology and ICTs, civil society, Foreign policy, governance (Smart cities through blockchain, e-governance etc), citizen empowerment, and digital diplomacy.

Personal life
He was born in Multan, Pakistan and is a fan of Pakistani Music and culture. He loves to talk about pakistani politics.

He belongs to the Urdu-speaking Muhajir community.