Mr. Khan is a senior Pakistani journalist with an expertise on Afghanistan and Taliban.

A Profile of Muhammad Tahir Khan. Mr. Tahir Khan is one of the top authorities on issues surrounding Pakistan, Afghanistan and the security affairs. He appears regularly on national and international TV shows; his bylines also appear in major dailies across the world. Mr. Khan speaks mainly on the issues of Afghanistan. He is also considered an authority on FATA region of Pakistan. 

He has been one of the longest serving Editors of News Network International-NNI which is also one of the oldest and most trusted newswire service from Pakistan.

Mr. Khan started his journalism career in 1990’s as a reporter at the private news agency Pakistan Press International (PPI) in Islamabad. He is presently the editor of Pakistan’s leading news agency, the News Network International, (NNI) in Islamabad  a member from the media of the Pakistan-Afghan Track-II dialogue known as Beyond Boundaries and frequently visits Afghanistan. From 2013-2015, he worked for the BBC Pashto radio in Islamabad. He also hosts a TV show on Urdu-language television GTV titled “Dialogue”.

Mr. Khan contributes regularly to different Pakistani and international publications. He also appears as an analyst on different national and international media entities on the issues surrounding South Asia region.