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Hamza Azhar Salam

Hamza Azhar Salam is the founder and editor of The Pakistan Daily and a participant of the 2026 Stigler Center's Journalist in Residence Program. His work focuses on corruption in Pakistan. His X account is @HamzaAzhrSalam.
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Pakistan’s Real Estate Tycoons Have Captured the Media and the State

Hamza Azhar Salam
Hamza Azhar Salam discusses the recent history of real estate moguls in Pakistan buying up media outlets to influence government investigations against them and their properties and win access to powerful government offices. The moguls’ capture of the media has led to capture of the state.

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