Background
Daniyal Waseem is the eldest son of Ahmed, Waseem. He was born in Quetta provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan.
Daniyal Waseem is the eldest son of Ahmed, Waseem. He was born in Quetta provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan.
Waseem finished his schooling from Saint Mary"s High School, Quetta, Balochistan and had his postgraduate Degree in Mass Communication from the University of Balochistan.
He has intensive research on Talibanisation of South Asia and Afghan War issues. He covered several war fronts in Afghanistan including Qandhar and Bagram region where one of the most influential United States air bases were located. Initially Waseem worked with Daily Awam and experienced covering war fronts many times.
He has intensive research on Talibanisation of South Asia and Afghan War issues.
He remained on the frontlines on Kashmir conflict zones and in Kandahar, Afghanistan as a journalist. He has been to the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, India and to The International Institute of Journalism in Berlin, Germany.
Waseem and his family survived many attacks on their lives. In October 2008 a powerful bomb exploded next to the wall of his personal chamber in the offices of Awam Group of Publications in Quetta, Pakistan in which 7 employees of the newspaper received serious injuries.
In those days the issue of Rediff Pakistan was also in controversy and some security officials indicated the involvement of Indian elements in the blast.
He moved to Germany while he was on a tour and received multiple life threats from extremist religious groups.