Sumaira Zakir
Lecturer
Department of Mass Communication , Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

sumaira.zakir@buitms.edu.pk
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Qualification

M.Phil. (2020)
MS Media Studies
RIPHAH International University, Islamabad , Pakistan
M.Phil. (2018)
LL.M
University Law College, UOB, Quetta , Pakistan
Bachelor's (2013)
LL.B
University Law College (UOB), Quetta , Pakistan
Master's (2010)
Mass Communication
University of Balochistan, Pakistan

Teaching Courses

  • Media Ethics & Laws
  • Media & Human Rights
  • The Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973
  • TV News Reporting & Production
  • TV Program Production
  • Law of Torts I & II
  • Research Methodology
  • Peace Journalism

Teaching Method

  • Collaborative Learning
  • Flipped Classroom
  • Crossover Learning
  • Inquiry-Based Learning

Research Interest

  • Reasonable Restrictions in Freedom of Speech & Expressions
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence & Copyright Law
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Prevention of Electronic Crimes/ Digital Governance and Information Disorder
  • Human Rights Law, Ethical Values & Media Laws

Membership

  • Member PRC (Performance Review Committee) BUITEMS (2021 to Date)
  • PEMRA-Member Council of Complaint, Balochistan (2024- 2026)
  • MOU Signatory (BUITEMS) with Federal Ministry of Information on National Training Program for Faculty & Students (2018)
  • Member National Networking Team on the Integration of Tematic Modules, Media House (2015-2018)
  • Member Curriculum Developmet for Advanced Journalism, Inter News, USA (2015-2018)
  • Member Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN)

Awards & Achivements

  • Production Project Head of BUITEMS Anthem "Shan-e-Pakistan" & BUITEMS 20 Year Journey Promotional Video
    2022
  • ORIC Research Project
    2018
  • Awarded Action Research Project of DW (Deutsche Welle) German State-Funded TV Network & Public Service
    2017
  • Best Researcher & Speaker Award- Annual National Law Moot Court Competetion (2013) Law Moot Society (UOG)
    2013
  • 2nd Position Speaker National Round of Henry Danant Moot Court Competetion for International Round in Nepal, ICRC, Islamabad
    2011
Sumaira Zakir has been serving at the Department of Mass Communication, BUITEMS, since 2013. She has earned her MS degree in Media Studies from RIMS, RIPHA International University (2020), and LL.M from University Law College Quetta (2018) with distinctions. She has been teaching Media Laws & Ethics and other Law courses as visiting faculty in University Law College, Quetta, since 2015. She also contributed to establishing the Department of Law at BUITEMS in 2021-2022. Since Fall 2022, she has joined the Department of Law as a Lecturer and served as Director of Law (2022 to 2023). Currently, she is pursuing her Ph.D. in Creative Arts & Communications -(Cyber-Crimes Law) analyzing Information Disorder and Digital Governance Challenges in Pakistan.

Publications

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE ‘REGIME CHANGE’IN PAKISTAN: A COMPARATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS
Nadia Saleem, Nauman Khan, Shireen Khan, Sumaira Zakir (2025) Journal of Media Horizons vol. 6 no. 1 pp. 327-334
Ethical and legal challenges of AI creativity: A systematic review
Sumaira Zakir, Noman Ansari, Nauman Khan, Muhammad Daniyal Butt, Nizam-u-Din Bareach (2025) Journal of Media Horizons vol. 6 no. 2 pp. 357-374
Interrogation Techniques in Balochistan: A Critical Analysis of Legal Frameworks and Human Rights Authors
Sumaira Zakir Mahjabeen ur Rehman, Nizamuddin Bareech (2025) Social Science Review Archives vol. 3 no. 3 (2025) (July-September) pp. 1080-1088
Interrogation Techniques in Balochistan: A Critical Analysis of Legal Frameworks and Human Rights
Mahjabeen ur Rehman, Nizamuddin Bareech, Sumaira Zakir (2025) Social Science Review Archives vol. 3 no. 3 pp. 1080-1088
GAI Creative Content in Media and Education: Is Human-AI Co-Creativity Worthy of Copyright Protection?
Sumaira Zakir, Shabana Bibi, Daniyal Butt, Rani Gul, Nauman Khan (2025) Review Journal of Social Psychology & Social Works vol. 3 no. 2 pp. 606-619
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Work Experience

January 2013 to Date
Lecturer at Department of Mass Communication
BUITEMS
August 2022 to February 2024
Lecturer-Director at Department of Law
BUITEMS
May 2021 to November 2022
HOD at Department of Mass Communication
BUITEMS
August 2016 to August 2018
HOD at Mass Communication
BUITEMS
May 2015 to August 2022
Visiting Lecturer at Department of Law
University Law College (UOB), Quetta
March 2011 to December 2012
Lecturer at BIT College
Alhamd Islamic University

Certifications

Women Leadership Training Program (HESSA)
HESSA, US Aid with collaboration of University of UTAH & Alabama, United States, 2022
35 Days TV TOT
Inter News, USA, Pakistan, 2018
"Conflict Sensitive Journalism"
Media House & DW Academie, Pakistan, 2014
Promoting Dialogue & Resolving Conflicts
Women Media Center, National Endownment for Democracy (NED), Washington DC, USA, Pakistan, 2011