Mazhar Abbas

Mazhar Abbas
مظہر عباس‬
Born (1958-07-06) 6 July 1958
Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan[1]
Residence Islamabad
Nationality Pakistani
Education Masters in Mass Communication
Alma mater University of Karachi[1]
Occupation Journalist
Years active 1987-present
Employer Geo TV
Children 2 daughters
Parent(s) Abid Abbas (father)[2]
Relatives Major General (retired) Athar Abbas (brother)
Awards International Press Freedom Award (2007)[3] by the Committee to Protect Journalists

Mazhar Abbas is a Pakistani journalist. He was the deputy director of ARY News Television, the bilingual news channel in Pakistan, and the secretary general of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists.[4] He is the brother of former Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Major General (retired) Athar Abbas of Pakistan Armed Forces.[3]

Career

Mazhar Abbas, who has worked as a journalist for nearly thirty years, has received multiple threats as a result of his work. After protesting the closing of three independent TV channels for their reporting on demonstrations against President Musharraf, Abbas was charged by police in early 2007. In May 2007, he and two other journalists found white envelopes containing bullets placed on their cars.[3]

In 2017, Abbas regularly writes news stories and appears in the following Pakistani media:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Profile of journalist Mazhar Abbas on pakistanileaders.com website Retrieved 29 November 2017
  2. ↑ Karachi: Abid Abbas passes away Dawn (newspaper), Published 18 January 2002, Retrieved 29 November 2017
  3. 1 2 3 "Mazhar Abbas - TV journalist, Pakistan - International Press Freedom Awards (2007) - Committee to Protect Journalists (Profile of Mazhar Abbas)". cpj.org website. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Arrest of journalists condemned Dawn (newspaper), Published 21 November 2007, Retrieved 29 November 2017
  5. ↑ Archived list of 9 news stories by Mazhar Abbas on The Express Tribune Published 14 April 2014, Retrieved 29 November 2017
  6. ↑ Interview with Mazhar Abbas on Newsline magazine Retrieved 29 November 2017


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