BOL Group Welcomes Khawar Naeem Hashmi as Senior Executive Vice President, Bureau Chief & Resident Editor, BOL News, Lahore
Karachi, 3rd February, 2015
BOL Media Group, Pakistan’s largest media company, is set to become a trailblazer in the country’s media industry by bringing about a complete transformation in the news and entertainment arena and depicting a soft and progressive image of Pakistan to the wider audience. To meet this lofty but realistic goal, the group is looking for renowned and ace journalists from both print and electronic media. Khawar Naeem Hashmi is one of Pakistan’s top journalists.
Experienced Journalist Khawar Naeem Hashmi has joined as Senior Executive Vice President, Bureau Chief & Resident Editor, BOL News, Lahore.
Khawar Naeem Hashmi began his journalism career in 1971 with Daily Azad and was in-charge of the children’s pages. In 1974, he joined Daily Musawat in Karachi as a Film Editor. In 1980, Khawar Naeem Hashmi joined Daily Jang as a Subeditor and left it as Editor in 2002. He also worked at Geo as its Bureau Chief, Lahore. A progressive journalist, Khawar Naeem Hashmi has struggled immensely for the cause of press freedoms in Pakistan. He was awarded Pakistan’s highest civilian award, the Pride of Performance, in 1989 in recognition of his services.
A celebrated editor and a leading journalist, Khawar Naeem Hashmi is a self-effacing, unassuming professional who is well and truly committed to his profession. In a career spanning four decades, he has passed a number of important milestones and worked relentlessly for the rights of the journalistic community. A professional to the core, he is known among his friends and fellow journalists as a committed, farsighted, and humble human being.
“Khawar Naeem Hashmi is a highly experienced journalist and we are delighted to have him onboard,” said Axact and BOL’s Chairman and CEO, Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh.
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