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Samaa appoints Khalid Azim as Islamabad Bureau Chief

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 17 February 2015

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Samaa appoints Khalid Azim as Islamabad Bureau Chief
Khalid Azim has been appointed as the Islamabad Bureau Chief for Samaa TV, bringing over 30 years of media experience. He previously served as a senior correspondent and news desk in-charge.
ISLAMABAD: Senior correspondent of Samaa TV Khalid Azim has been elevated to the position of Bureau Chief for Islamabad as the slot was lying vacant after Ibrahim Raja moved to BOL News.
Azim joined Samaa TV in 2007 as in-charge news desk and started Supreme Court reporting in 2009. He was later also elected as President of Supreme Court Reporters Association. He comes with an experience of over 30 years in both print and electronic media. Earlier, he also worked for daily Jang and Nawa-i-Waqt as a reporter.
"Khalid Azim is a competent and hardworking journalist and he will definitely help Samaa management to improve reporting and programming standards,” a Samaa insider said.

KEY POINTS:

  • Khalid Azim joined Samaa TV in 2007.
  • He has extensive experience in both print and electronic media.
  • Azim served as President of the Supreme Court Reporters Association.
  • The Bureau Chief position became vacant after Ibrahim Raja moved to BOL News.
  • An insider at Samaa expressed confidence in Azim's capabilities.

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