Ghazi Salahuddin

Ghazi Salahuddin (born 1939) (Urdu: غازى صلاح الدين), is a Pakistani journalist, writer, literary figure, and the scholar of political science.[1][2][3]

Ghazi Salahuddin
Born1939
CitizenshipPakistan
Alma materUniversity of Karachi
OccupationJournalist, TV commentator, writer
Years active1970s—Present
EmployerJang Group of Newspapers
AwardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (2017)

Career

He has written various analytical columns, both in Urdu and English, in the News International, Daily Jang and has often appeared on Geo Television for independent commentary on Pakistan's current affairs.[4]

He studied and graduated from the Karachi University.[5] In addition, he served as the President of the Karachi Press Club in 2006.[4]

Seminar by journalists

In 2018, on World Press Freedom Day, a seminar was organized on the topic of 'Electronic media in Pakistan: challenges and issues' at the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (Szabist) in Karachi where many journalists participated including Ghazi Salahuddin, Mazhar Abbas, Imtiaz Alam, P. J. Mir and others.[1]

Awards and recognition

References
  1. Shazia Hasan (4 May 2018). "Free press necessary for eliminating all social ills". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. Mahnoor M. Farooqui (July 2019). "Banking on Books (8th Literary Awards 2019)". Newsline (monthly magazine). Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. Ali Bhutto (12 February 2017). "The Scars of 1971". Newsline (monthly magazine). Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. "Profile of Ghazi Salahuddin". Pakistan Herald. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. UoK Staff editor (May 2012). "Karach University (KU) organised seminar to celebrate the freedom of Press (scroll down to read this section)". University of Karachi Press. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  6. Sarmad Khoosat to receive 'Pride of Performance' Award (the list also includes Ghazi Salahuddin) Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 15 August 2016, Retrieved 3 December 2020
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