Azhar Abbas is a senior Pakistani journalist and the current managing director of
Geo News
Geo News is a Rank Number 1 Pakistani news channel owned by the Jang Media Group.
History
The Geo Television Network started out with the launch of its flagship channel Geo TV in October 2002 but has since launched several other channels whic ...
.
Personal life
Abbas's father was Mirza Abid Abbas, an educationist who was the former secretary of the Hyderabad Board of Education; he died in 2002. Abbas has four brothers, retired Major General
Athar Abbas
Major General Athar Abbas is a former Director General of the ISPR and former Ambassador of Pakistan to Ukraine from 2015 to 2018. He retired from active military service after 35 years in June 2012.
Military career
General Abbas was commiss ...
,
Zaffar Abbas
Zaffar Abbas is a Pakistani journalist, who has been the editor of Pakistan's English-language daily ''Dawn (newspaper), DAWN'', since October 2010.
Career
Abbas started his journalism career in 1981 with ''The Star (Pakistan), The Star'' afte ...
, Anwer Abbas, and Mazhar Abbas.
In 2008 Abbas's brother,
Athar Abbas
Major General Athar Abbas is a former Director General of the ISPR and former Ambassador of Pakistan to Ukraine from 2015 to 2018. He retired from active military service after 35 years in June 2012.
Military career
General Abbas was commiss ...
, became the Director General of the ISPR. He served until 2012 and was Pakistan's Ambassador to Ukraine from 2015 to 2018.https://www.prideofpakistan.com/who-is-who-detail/311 His other brother Mazhar Abbas is the secretary general of the
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) is a trade union federation of journalists in Pakistan. PFUJ is affiliated with the International Federation of Journalists.
History
The constitution of the PFUJ was first adopted in Karachi in A ...
, while another brother, Zaffar Abbas, is the editor of ''Dawn'' (newspaper). He has another brother named Anwer Abbas.
He is married and has a daughter and a son.
Journalism career
He has been involved in mainstream journalism since 1990. He started his career with an English-language daily newspaper as a reporter. He had completed his master's degree in economics from the
University of Karachi
The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (whic ...
in 1990. He is a recipient of a
Fulbright Scholarship
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program and studied at
Boston University
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Bol News
BOL Network ( ur, ) is a media conglomerate based in Karachi owned by Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh who also served as the CEO and chairman of the media network. According to Declan Walsh Bol Network was under the auspices of the fake diploma mill Axa ...
when the network was established but left after the Axact scandal. He is a strong supporter of the journalistic community in Pakistan and an advocate for their well-being.
Awards and recognition
* Azhar Abbas (journalist) was awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) in 2013 by the
President of Pakistan
The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.Azhar abbas Musharaf take over