About Us

At Mojo Pakistan, we believe that anyone with a Smartphone and with the right training can use this incredible technology to share stories by being their own Cameraman, Editor, Producer, and Publisher.

Mojo Pakistan is a team of Journalists, Mobile Content Creators and other Professionals who aim to equip Journalists, storytellers, Activists, and Ordinary Citizens with the power of Mobile Journalism. Our trainers possess hundreds of hours of training experience with people from all walks of life, throughout Pakistan.

They have facilitated multiple newsrooms, including digital and television, to move to a mobile-first system, where field reporters are able to live stream stories, following journalism norms and ethics.

THE FOUNDER

AYAZ I. A. KHAN

Founder and Executive Director

Ayaz Khan is a multimedia trainer, researcher, and technology specialist who has been pioneering the development of mobile journalism (mojo) and mobile filming in Pakistan since 2016. He is associated with Express News and also works with various media organizations and top universities in Pakistan. He has conducted training sessions for hundreds of journalists, media professionals, activists, and students at institutions such as CEJ IBA, Global Neighbourhood for Media Innovation (GNMI), Society of International Education (SIE), Deutsche Welle (DW), Virtual University, Press Information Department (PID), Pakistan Information Centre (PIC), Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ), WWF, and several other top universities across Pakistan.
He has served as a trainer for the National Fellowship Program organized by the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Rozan, and CEJ since 2021.

Ayaz Khan also made history by producing Pakistan’s first mobile film in February 2019, entirely created using a mobile phone for filming, editing, and subsequently broadcasted on five major channels in Pakistan. Additionally, his short film “Zareen” achieved recognition when it was selected for “The Lift-Off Sessions” at the World Best Film Festival and Screenplay Contest in October 2019.

He actively contributes to the film community as a jury member of the Dhaka International Mobile Film Festival and serves as Chairman of the Jury Board at the Community Digital Storytelling Festival.