Umar Cheema Exclusive

Umar Cheema is an award-winning investigative journalist currently affiliated with The News. He has worked with international organizations like The New York Times, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and Global Investigative Journalism Network. Cheema has been part of global teams of journalists which were assembled to investigate Panama Papers, Paradise Papers, Pandora Papers and Swiss Bank. Two American universities and four international media organizations decorated him with awards in recognition of his work. Cheema has served on the boards of Global Investigative Journalism Network and the Finance Uncovered. He was also selected as Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.