Personal Information

Marital status: Married
Nationality: Pakistani
Date of Birth: 16 June 1941

Objective

To abridge electronic media of the East and West and to exchange experiences of each other.

To update and acquaint me with the latest professional achievements in the developed world.

To contribute self-inputs derived from over 35 years' proficient experiences in varied fields of print and electronic media/ journalism with the approach that the extracts might help add the styles of profession of the East to the knowledge of the West.

To prove the ground reality that the advent of new century has virtually converged the entire world into a global village paving the way for translating this dream into a reality that equilibrium is being maintained through the opening of vistas of development for every one irrespective of race, creed and color in every corner of the planet of Earth by squeezing distances and diminishing evils of discrimination.

Education

1965-68 Bachelors of Law University Law College, Lahore (University of the Punjab)

1958-60 Bachelors of Arts Murray College, Sialkot (University of the Punjab)

1956-58 Faculty of Arts Murray College, Sialkot (University of the Punjab)

Professional Experience
2002 to date Senior Journalist Pakistan News Service. www.paknews.com
2000 to date Feature/Column Writer in Pakistan's top English dailies The DAWN, The News International and The Nation.

1998-2000 Director, Special Assignments Pakistan Television (PTV)

1996-98 Director Educational Television (M III), PTV

1997 Company Secretary

Director Educational Television & Director Administration & Personnel, PTV

1994-95 Director Administration & Personnel (M III), PTV

Secretary to Board of Directors

1995-95 Director Local Area Television (M III), PTV (Community TV Centers)

1994 Director Sports (M III), PTV

1992-93 Media Chief Planning & Development Division, Government of Pakistan (Responsible for Media, Tourism, Sports, Culture, Youth Affairs and Public Administration)

1990-92 Director News (M III), PTV

1979-90 Controller News & Current Affairs, PTV

1975-79 Chief Reporter/ Head of News Gathering, PTV

1972-75 News Editor, PTV Center, Lahore

1965-71 Assistant News Editor & Senior Reporter/Producer

1965-71 War Correspondent in battle fields during the 1965 Indo-Pak War

1959-64 Reporter/Chief Reporter, Pakistan Press International (News Agency)

Summary of Qualifications

News Production, Editing & Reporting of National & International events at home and abroad;

Managing Corporate Affairs as Secretary of the Board of Directors PTV;

Management of Administrative matters & Career Development/Management of Personnel at PTV Corporation;

Management of Local Area Television, (Community Television) as regards Programs, Production / Telecast and Marketing;

Head of Educational Television (PTV-2) for production and airing via satellite;

Social Sector Programs as well as Formal/Informal educational Programs, with emphasis on promotion of Functional Literacy in the country;

Contributor of CNN World Report for several years as well as reporter of important events for CNN lives from Pakistan.

Computer Literacy

Certified in Ms Word, Internet and E-mail with awareness of Windows.


Accreditations and Specializations

Accredited journalist of Pakistan recognized by Press Information Department, Government of Pakistan.

Specialized in:

News Reporting & Editing in Electronic & Print Media;

Broadcasting;

Production/Broadcasting Current Affairs;

Corporate Management;

Planning & Development of Administration Personnel & News related matters;

Law;

Sub Continental Affairs (Completely familiar with the present and past situations of the Sub-continent ever since the departure of British Viceroy, which was followed by independence of Sub-continent which culminated into the establishment of Pakistan.);

War of independence in Afghanistan (Comprehensive command on the Afghanistan Issue and fully aware of the changing situations ever since the Soviet invasion lead by Babrak Karmal in 1979, struggle waged by the people of Afghanistan against the former Soviet Union, withdrawal of Karmal troops from the territory, influx of Afghan refugees in Pakistan in large number and partly their migration to the West. Wrote a number of speeches on the Afghanistan Issue at the invitation of Radio Pakistan, which were subsequently broadcast in its national network programs. Covered Pakistan-Afghanistan dialogue for peace under the Peshawar Accord, followed by a visit to Kabul with the peace mission headed by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, during Rabbani's regime in Afghanistan.) ;

Kashmir Struggle (Fully conversant with the Kashmir Problem right from the sale of Jammu & Kashmir to Dogra Maharaja under Amritsar Treaty in 1846 to the present scenario of the issue on the both sides of the Control Line especially the on-going Kashmiri's struggle in India-held-Kashmir. Wrote a number of articles published by the national dailies on title page prominently. Also delivered live/recorded speeches broadcast by Radio Pakistan as well as Radio Azad Kashmir on national network.) ;

Visiting professor of Pakistan's Premier University of the Punjab for Post Graduate Students in Electronic Media, 1970 - 75;
War correspondent in the Battle Fields for TV coverage in 1965 and 1971 during the wars between India and Pakistan as a PTV's newsman;

Editor, Murray College Magazine. (1958-1960).


Languages and Training Qualifications

Fluent in reading, speaking and writing in English, Urdu and Punjabi (regional) with rich broadcasting voice.

Guest of CNN at Georgia (Atlanta) for its International Media Experts Conference on CNN World Report in 1992.

Colombo Plan Overseas Fellowship with BBC radio and television in London under British Council in 1979.

Overseas Fellowship for electronic media under Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1979.

Also traveled in almost all continents of the world for News Coverage's of:

U.N. General Assembly Sessions;

International Summits;

International Conferences;

Worldwide official visits of:

Heads of State of Pakistan

Heads of Government of Pakistan

Worked with various International News Teams on several occasions at home and abroad.

Awards Received

Winner of PTV Award for Best News Reporter of the year 1982, a rare distinction conferred by Pakistan Television for outstanding performance in investigative reporting and for scoops.

Winner of Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman Gold Medal by Citizen Forum in 1991-92 for services rendered to promote electronic journalism. Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman was the founder of Pakistan's largest circulated newspapers "The Jang" and "The News International" as well as magazines.

Selected by World Biographical Society (Pakistan Chapter) for inclusion of Biographic sketch in the 1998-99 edition of "WHO'S WHO IN PAKISTAN" a reference book of international repute.

Honorary Electronic Media Advisor of Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) a public welfare organization with Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan as its Patron-in-Chief.

Life Patron of Al-Shifa Eye Trust, the largest institution for treatment of eye diseases in Pakistan headed by Lt. General (R) Jehandad Khan, former Governor of the Sindh Province as its Chief Executive.

Biographical sketch along with photograph published by "Combroad", a publication of the Common Wealth Broadcasting in 1992 Edition.

Introduction published in the book "WHO IS WHO IN THE COMMON WEALTH BROADCASTING" in its 1997 Edition.

Shield awarded by Almdar-e-Kashmir Cherar Sharif Committee in recognition of journalistic services.