92 News Media Group set to launch Balochistan Times

JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 22 April 2020

92 News Media Group is set to launch Balochistan Times, a new newspaper based in Islamabad. The paper will feature 16 pages and has appointed Afzal Bajwa as news editor.

Summary

ISLAMABAD—Balochistan Times, a newspaper of the 92 News Media Group, will hit the newsstands soon.

Afzal Bajwa is the news editor at the paper that hired desk staff recently. However, the recruitment of reporters has yet to take place.

Journalists associated with the media group tell JournalismPakistan.com that the newspaper will have 16 pages with its headquarters in Islamabad.

The 92 News Media Group launched its HD Television channel in 2015. It also publishes the Urdu language newspaper Roznama 92 News.

Key Points

Balochistan Times will soon hit the newsstands.
The newspaper will have 16 pages.
Afzal Bajwa is appointed as the news editor.
Recruitment for reporters is still pending.
92 News Media Group previously launched its HD Television channel in 2015.

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Balochistan Times

92 News

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Afzal Bajwa

Islamabad

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