RIUJ president joins Jehan Group
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 2 November 2012
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Waqar Satti, the president of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists, has joined the upcoming Urdu newspaper Jehan-e-Pakistan. This follows the recent hiring of Rana Qaisar as editor in the same publication.Summary
ISLAMABAD: Senior reporter Waqar Satti has quit Express News TV and joined the yet-to-be published Urdu newspaper Jehan-e-Pakistan.
Satti, who is also the president of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) was with the Express News for five years.
Earlier in September, Rana Qaisar, former resident editor of Daily Times and Pakistan Today joined the newspaper as editor reporting.
Mahmood Sham heads the publication as the group editor with Rana Tahir the senior editor. The Jehan Group of Publications of the University of Lahore also intends to launch an English-language newspaper and a television channel later.
KEY POINTS:
- Waqar Satti quits Express News TV
- Joins upcoming Urdu newspaper Jehan-e-Pakistan
- President of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists
- Rana Qaisar also joined as editor
- Jehan Group plans to launch an English newspaper and TV channel
