In June 1981, she joined The Star, (a publication of the Dawn Media Group)as editor of its weekend magazine.
Yusuf was a council member of the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development for six years.
[6] Yusuf is also a freelance writer and has contributed to many books, journals and newspapers on topics such as media and conflict resolution, feminism and women's rights.
The WAF started in 1981,[8][9] when the judgement in the Fehmida-Allah Buksh case[10] was announced under the Hudood Ordinance[11] rule during the Zia[12] regime.
[13] The man (Allah Buksh) was sentenced to be stoned to death and the woman (Fehmida), who was a minor, was awarded 100 lashes in public.
[16] Zohra Yusuf received the All Pakistan Newspapers Society award in 2011 for "TV Channels or Electronic Pulpits", featured in Newsline.