Profiles of Some journalists
SHAIKH AZIZ
Born: Dec 9, 1938,
Hderabad, Sindh
Education: Hyderabad, Sindh, 1955-1957
Diploma in
journalism: Thomson College of Journalism, London,
1968
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
Sub-editor: Daily
Karwan, Hyderabad,
Sindh 1957-June 30, 1958
Sub-editor: Daily
Ibrat, Hyderabad,
Sindh, 1958-1961
Edn-in-charge: Daily
Ibrat, Hyderabad,
Sindh, 1961-1965
Asstt editor: Daily
Ibrat, Hyderabad,
Sindh, 1965-1975
Leader writer:
1975-1976
Editor: Weekly Sindh
Observer, Hyderabad,
Sindh, 1976-1980
Editor, Daily Sindh
News, Hyderabad: 1977-1980
Asstt editor
(magazine): Daily Jang, Karachi
1980- 1981; Magazine Editor 1981-Sept 1982
Magazine editor:
Daily Hurriyat, Karachi,
1982-1987
News editor: Daily
Hurriyat, Karachi
1987-1989
Sub-editor: Daily
Dawn (English) April 1989 – July 2000
Edition-in-charge:
Daily Dawn, Karachi,
July 2000 –July 2008
REASEARCH:
Research assistant
(part time): Sindhi Dictionary preparation scheme, Sindhi Adabi Board, 1956-57
Research assistant
(part time): Sindhi-Urdu Dictionary preparation scheme, Government of Pakistan, @
Hyderabad, 1956-57
Research assistant
(part time): Sindhi Folklore Collection Project, Sindhi Adabi Board, 1957-1960
Rise and fall of
writing: Studies in human communication
(monograph) English, 1978
Published works:
1) Sindh joon pur asrar kahaniyoon, (1960)
2) Alhumra ja dastan (Washington Irwing,
tr:1961)
3) Intikhab (compilation of Sindhi short
stories) (1963)
4) Naqsh-i-Latif, editing and compilation
of papers on the life and poetry of shah Latif, Government of Sindh (1964)
5) Amali Sahafat (Techniques of journalism
(Sindhi), 1975, rep 1995
5) Moon Lenin jo deh ditho (Travelogue of Central Asia (1976)
6) The Tribute (Obituaries-2007)
7) Taqsim khan taqsim taeen (Conteporary
political history
of Pakistan, 2008)
8) Khirthar (English) a commemorative
publication by Lasmo International (Italy) marking the year of
mountain, 2006.
9) An illustrated atlas of Soomra rulers
in Sindh by M H Pnhwar, (ed 2004)
10) Sindh ki mahalaati dastanein (Urdu, Fictionalised
historic tales of
Sindh), Barkha Enterprises, Hyderabad, 2009)
11)
A history of Sindhi literature, Department of culture, Government of Sindh,
(2008)
12) The origin and evolution of Sindhi
music:
(Ethnomusicological study, Karcahi University, 2008)
13) Nandhe khand mein drama ji tarikh ( History
of drama in
the subcontinent, Culture dept, Govt
of Sindh, ed-2007)
14) Notes on Sindh: Papers on Sindh’s
history and literature,
Sindhi Adabi Board, Jamshoro, 2009.
15) Raag Sagar (Foreword), Culture Dept,
Govt of Sindh, - 2004.
16) Bhutto- memoirs and remembrances (tr Preface
by Benazir Bhutto- 1993)
17) Preface to the catalogue of books –
(1972)
Sindh University,
Jamshoro.
18)
History of Sindhi Society by Dr G.
Allana, (ed 2007)
19) Bar-i-Saghir mein moosiqi likhan ji
riwayat (Quarterly Mehran,
Summer, 2010)
20) Bhutto khan Zia taeen, Bakh
Publications,
Karachi, (political history, 2012)
21) Musical Notes, Sindhi Adabi Board, Jamshoro,
(2010)
22) An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Soomra Kingdom
of Sindh,by
M H Punhwar, ed 2003..
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
President: Hyderabad Press Club, 1963
President: Hyderabad Press Club, 1966
President: Hyderabad
Union of Journalists, 1974
Visiting Professor: Department of Journalism, University of
Sindh,
JAMSHORO 1978-1980
Member: Board of Governors, Mirza Qaleech
Baig Chair,
University
of Sindh,
Jamshoro, 2008 -
JUDGE: All Pakistan Newspaper Society, 1998-
2004
AWARDS:
Silver Jubilee Award of Excellence, Sindh University,
1998
Diplaee Excellence
Award of Journalism, 2000
Taraqi Pasand
Literary Award, 2001
SUBJECTS OF
INTERESTS:
Music, Cultural history, Contemporary
politics
Last position
attained: Vice-Chairman, Sindhi Adabi Board, JAMSHORO (2008-2011)
Last work: Political
history of Pakistan
(post-Independence era)
ASHRAF
KHAN
7-L BLOCK 2, near Model School, PECHS, KARACHI
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:
From May 1, 2013 to date:
I have been working for Agence France Presse (AFP), one of the largest news
agencies in the world, as its correspondent in Southern Pakistan. In this
capacity I am covering all the major national issues including politics,
economics and social sectors. The job requires real time writing of news
stories as they unfold so that they could reach the AFP clients all over the
world. Besides filing hard news, I also write features and article with
interesting human angles on the issues shaping or affecting this society.
I also contribute to a United Nation portal covering humanitarian issues in the
developing countries. I recently got one of my detailed articles (5000 words)
on volatile Karachi and the national elections published in the La Monde
Diplomatique, one of the top French magazines.
Besides I am also writing for Gulf
News, the prestigious Middle Eastern newspaper.
2007 till June 1st, 2012
I worked for the Associated Press (AP), again one of the world's
largest and the oldest news wire, as its Karachi based correspondent.
My responsibility involved coverage of spots, writing features and
general assignment reports to meet the wire requirements that aimed at
an international readership. In this capacity I covered mega
happenings like 2010 historical flood in Pakistan, arrival of slain
leader Benazir Bhutto and the epoch attempt on her life. I extensively
covered Ms Bhutto's rallies in southern Pakistan. War on terror has
been the primary focus of the AP so coverage of high profile al-Qaeda
and Taliban arrests and their bloody attacks on western and local
targets were also the part of my reporting.
December 2006 to September 2007
Worked as Controller News for News One of the Airwaves Media. In this
supervisory role I built the team for the then upcoming news channel,
besides overseeing the news quality, which was my primary task. I
augmented the hourly bulletin, which is broadcast 24-hour a day, and
heralded my reporters' team to make quality stuff available for our
bulletin. My job also involved planning for programming and
administrating a staff of more than 200 people in Karachi, who worked
in three shifts. I also supervised the Lahore and Islamabad bureaus
besides a chain of correspondents across the country.
2001-November 2006
• I worked as reporter for Agence France Presse (AFP), at its Karachi bureau.
My primary beat at the bureau was covering economic and commerce.
This included coverage of central State Bank of Pakistan (reporting on
quarterly and annual reports; major monetary policy issues) capital
market, energy sector, aviation and major corporate events in a
generalize way so as to meet the wire requirements. I wrote weekly
stock market reviews and features on core economic as well as
socio-economic issues.
The September 11 terrorist attacks on the US, however, bolstered my
profile significantly as I was assigned to cover the issues regarding
war on terror. I did it to the best satisfaction of my editors in
Islamabad and Hong Kong. I have on my credit the coverage of court
trial of US journalist Daniel Pearl's kidnapping and murdering. I did
spot coverage of many bomb attacks on the Western targets by the
al-Qaeda sponsored groups in Karachi besides deadly sectarian attacks.
I also covered the devastating earthquake on October 8th in Kashmir
and northwestern towns of Pakistan.
• Worked as freelance for Hong Kong-based Far Eastern
Economic
Review (FEER). For the magazine I wrote, till the magazine’s
unfortunate closure in 2004, many articles focusing on Pakistan's
privatization, capital market, physical infrastructure, and
macro-economic developments.
• Worked as freelance for Christian Science Monitor
of the US
and South China Morning Post of Hong Kong.
Also worked as freelance for BBC radio Urdu service programme 'Your Economy'.
• January 2003 to 2004
• Worked as Assistant Editor in 2005 for Daily Times, a
leading
English daily in Pakistan.
1994-2002
• Worked for Business Recorder, the top financial daily of the
country, as senior correspondent. I began my job at newspaper's
Islamabad bureau. At the bureau I pioneered energy sector as a beat
and extensively covered crucial issues regarding the sector. For three
years I highlighted energy sector in my news report including oil and
gas exploration activities, regional gas pipelines, energy policy and
witnessed transformation of strictly regulated sector to
liberalization and market-oriented. I also worked on other topics
including macroeconomic issues, finance, and social sectors. This
helped me having rich exposure of the administrative hierarchy and the
government policy making mechanism and developing good contacts in
both private as well as public sector. In 1996 I joined the newspaper
head offices at Karachi. In Karachi, I covered energy sector including
oil, gas and petroleum companies; communication sectors, and the
corporate affairs of the concerned companies. I also covered
commodities market.
• Worked for Pakistan Television's World Transmission. Economy,
corporate and commerce sectors were my beats. I also filed stock
exchange review for the TV. The job involved having interviews,
writing script, editing etc.
• 1993 - Worked for the Finance. I assisted the management to set up
its bureau office at Islamabad.
• 1990-93. Began my professional career as apprentice sub-editor in
Pakistan Times, the country's pioneer and leading English daily. After
six months, I was confirmed as sub-editor and was assigned the
commerce desk. I supervised the desk for subsequent three years.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION:
• 1985-89. Got bachelor degree in commerce from the University of
Sindh securing second division.
• 7. I did my masters in economics from the same university in second division.
• 8. Attended several short courses and video conferences in financial
journalism, organised by World Bank, Commonwealth Union of Journalists
and other institutions. 9. I am well versed with variety of computer
software.
Date of birth
12-06-1965
Marital status
Married
MUHAMMAD ABRAR BAKHTIAR
Category:
Urdu, National Media, 1985
Father Name: Haroon Rasheed Bakhtiar
Educational
Qualifications: MA: (INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS) University Of SINDH
Experience:
A)
Working as Assistant Editor in Daily Jang Karachi and feature Writer.
B)
News Editor in daily Express Karachi, since 2005 to 2008.
C)
Worked as News Editor, Central Night Editor and Commerce Editor in Daily
Jang from 1988 to 2005. D)
Worked as sub Editor and News Editor in daily Safeer, Hyderabad from
1985 to 1987.
·
The
coverage given to the tragic incident of martyrs of Benazir Bhutto in the daily
Express Karachi was the idea conceptualized, developed and managed by me.
·
Samjhota
Express explosion news that I managed to get and published gave me significant
credit to my career as a News Editor as no other newspaper managed to carry
this news item. In journalism it is an
obvious pothole for a newspaper to miss any big event and at the same time a great
headway to be vigilant in its stance and essentially be able to carry out
coverage’s and draw feature on the big news exclusively.
·
Published
the exclusives pictures of a woman assassinated with the then Federal Minister
Engineer Shahid Jameel. Publication of these pictures provided a clue to the
police of the invovlement of the minister in the murder and on the basis of
these pictures published the minister was arrested.
·
Managed
and initiated the publication of special issues with additional pages on the
important incidents and accidents that took place. It has great importance that
the initiation on publication was made by express for the special issue with
additional page to cover the big news particularly stories that have great
human interests.
·
Authored
and published analytical articles. One of the such articles that were published
on the 2008 Election was proved true. Defeat of the Chaudhri Brothers and 95
percent of his party candidates in the elections had been analyzed by myself
came true.
·
A
document on American Foreign Policy translated by myself was published in Jang
Magazine.
·
Wrote
features Every Week in Sunday Magazine Daily Jang.
·
Initiated
publication of a special page on national economy as the Commerce Editor at
Jang Karachi.
Kashif Awan
Name: Kashif Awan Father’s name: Muhammad Pervez
Original town or district: Latifabad, Hyderabad Date of Birth: 08-06-1987
Education: Bs(Hons) Mass communication Year of joining journalism: 2011
Organization from where started career: Daily Muqadma & Darti TV.
organizations in which worked: Express News on Web Desk.
Achievements: I also work as shift in-charge in Business Plus Tv, worked
as a reporter & sub-editor in Daily Naibaat, worked in Hero TV (Times) as a
Copy Writer & Pkgs Writing. Conduct interviews (renowned journalist yawn
redly, Justice (r) waji uddin, chairman PSMA sharf uz zaman and others )
Present Position held: reporting/ editing etc: currently working as a Sub
Editor at Express news website (Online Media)& Blogger also.
Any
major event, happening you experienced, covered: covered several press
conferences and asked meaningful questions. That were very interesting job as a
journalist.
Lala
M. Hassan Pathan
Father’s
name: Ghulam Qadir Pathan
Original
town or district: -Naushahro Feroze Date of Birth: 07-06-1970
Education:
-M.A & LLB Year
of joining journalism: --1991
Organization
from where started career: -Daily Awami Awaz
organizations
in which worked: Awami Awaz, Daily Kawish, Daily Sindh, Daily Pak,
Daily Ibrat, PPI news agency
Achievements: Written
more than 150 columns/Articles-Reporting to Resident Editor, Member Hyderabad
Press Since 1998.
Present Position
held: reporting/ editing etc: - Last assignment was as Resident Editor in PPI at
Islamabad till November, 2012. Currently Free Lance (writing articles in Daily
Dharti Kashmir
Any major event,
happening you experienced, covered: -Eye witness account on May 12 & 18th
October 2007 carnage, Fake encounter by Police (Firing over already killed 3
accused by Villagers)
Any other
information you want to share:-Great experience as Journalist & Human Rights
defender. Never took journalism as personal, Didn’t take threats as personal,
tried to deal as per journalism ethics.
Naz Saheto
Category: Sindhi
newspapers, Eveninger, Electronic Media, columnist, Magazine journalism, period
1980
Naz Saheto alias Dhani Bux Naz Saheto was born on 01-03-1963 at Village Wazir Ali Sahito,
district Naushero Feroze. Duirng student life he remained attached with
nationalist movement.
He did Masters in Economics from University of Sindh and
joining Daily Aftab Hyderabad as sub
editor in December 1980.
Later he worked
with Sindh News, Daily News (as reporter), Orient Times as reporter, Awami Awaz
as Reporter at Hyderabad.
Khadim-e-watan as news editor, Incharge of Kawish
Magazine, He did daily column writing for daily Barsat for 2 years,
Daily Barsat as Bureau Chief , Daily Sawal as Editor,
Tameer Sindh as Chief Editor, Daily Sham as Editor. Later joined first Sindhi
channel KTN as Bureau chief at Hyderabad.
Many awards, More than 200 documentaries on political,
social, cultural and history subjects are on his account,
Presently with KTN and hosting current affairs show on KTN
Faiz Khoso
Category: Sindhi
newspapers, Electronic Media, columnist, Magazine journalism, period 1995
Father’s name: Haji Abdul Hussain Khoso, date of birth:
4-2-1969 Place of birth: Village Jhando Khoso taluka Hyderabad
Education: B.A
Joining of career: 15-6-1995 , daily Ibrat as sub editor
1999: Daily Such as Bureau chief at Hyd
2001: Daily Jang as reporter
2005: Daily Khabreen Urdu, and Khabroon Sindhi as
Reporter
2005 to till date: KTN as reporter
Achievements: MRD movement documentary 16 episodes
Sindh jo vichol: 11 Episodes,
Sindh history: 100 episodes
Book on MRD history, Sunday magazine, columns
Aijaz Ahmed
Category: Hyderabad, Urdu, national media, Print,
Electronic Media
Academic Qualifications: M.A: Majoring in journalism from Sindh University
Jamshoro in the year 1991-92.
Bachelor of Arts` Majoring in Political
Science, Journalism and Muslim History in the Year 1988-89.
Experience:
Working
with CNBC (now renames as Jaag tv) at
Islamabad since 1st August 2011as senior reporter
Responsibilities
Reporting
on Political, Diplomatic and Parliamentary Issue
Helping
Karachi Desk on different political developments and under currents
Helping
Islamabad reporting team and desk on emerging issues and guiding them on how to
report different issues
Worked
as Freelance Journalist from January 2003 to 2008.. During this period wrote
stories for Asia Times Online and other magazines and Web Portals onpolitical,
religious issues and transformation of Pakistani society; also write stories
since March 2003 for Labourfile India, on labour issues in Pakistan and South
Asia.
Worked
with Pakistan Institute of Labour Education & Research (PILER) as
Co-Programme Manager Advocacy& Networking Programme from March 10 2003 to
30thJune 2007
Worked
as News Coordinator with ‘Al-Jazeera’ News Channel in Islamabad Bureau from
October 2001 to December 2002.
Responsibilities:
·
Reporting
of day-to-day events across the country.
·
Interviews
for different news and feature reports on Pakistan.
·
Helping
corespondent in documentaries, news and feature reports.
·
Coordination
for talks shows and other news activities.
·
Arrangements
and coordination for the Al-Jazeera correspondent and accompanying him during
the visits.
Worked with ‘Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC)’
a London based Arabic news and entertainment Channel as News Producer/stringer
in Pakistan from October 1999 to October 2001. Also worked with PPI in
Islamabad from February to December 2001 and for another three months in 2002
Responsibilities:
News
reports, and Feature Reports production
·
Daily
news update from Pakistan
·
News
analysis and support material for different news, feature stories and
documentaries on Pakistan.
Worked as Chief Reporter/Deputy Editor in Daily
‘Kainaat’ Islamabad from November 1998 to January 2001.
Responsibilities:
·
Managing
and looking after a team of reporters and News Desk.
·
Reporting
on Diplomatic, Political, Defense and Economic issues.
·
News
Analysis, Columns and Editorials.
Worked
as Bureau Chief for Daily ‘Sindh Tribune’ Karachi and Daily ‘Barsat’ Karachi
from March 1994 to November 1998.
Responsibilities:
·
Managing
Islamabad Bureau.
·
Reporting
and analysis on Defense, Diplomatic, Political and Economic issues and events.
·
Event
Management.
Worked
as Special Correspondent for Daily ‘Awaz International’ London from November
1992 to May 1994.
Responsibilities:
·
Daily
Reporting of national, regional and domestic events.
·
Special
reports on Pakistan, Afghanistan affairs, Regional issues with focus on India
Pakistan relations and Kashmir issue.
Worked
as Senior Reporter with Pakistan-International Press Agency (PPA) from November
1992 to December 1994.Also worked as Correspondent for PPA at Lahore from April
1990 to November 1992. During this period also worked as correspondent for
Daily ‘Kawish’ Hyderabad.
Worked
as Senior Sub-editor/News Editor for Daily ‘Savera’ Karachi from July 1988 to
Aril 1990.
Also
worked as Senior Reporter with Daily Safeer Hyderabad from 1987 to 1988.
Language
Proficiency: Speech and writing Proficiency in English, Urdu, Sindh Saraiki and
Punjabi.
Interests:
Political and Regional issues; Domestic and Regional Conflicts
Domestic,
Religious and Afghan issues. Foreign and international Affairs; Environment,
Indigenous people, water and Agriculture. Civil liberties, human and labour
rights
