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Farooq promoted as Executive Editor

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 16 August 2012

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Farooq promoted as Executive Editor
Farooq Faisal Khan has been appointed as the new Executive Editor of Urdu Daily Nai Baat. He will manage the newspaper's operations in major cities including Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi.

ISLAMABAD: Farooq Faisal Khan, the Islamabad Resident Editor of Urdu Daily Nai Baat has got promotion as Executive Editor of the newspaper.

A former editor of Daily Express, Farooq will have the responsibility of managing the paper’s stations in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar.

Farooq made the announcement himself through a Facebook post on Thursday. A string of greetings from his friends soon poured in.

Nai Baat, less than a year old, first rolled off the press in November 2011. Chaudhry Abdul Rehman heads the paper as its chief editor.

Farooq is also the president of National Press Club, Islamabad.

KEY POINTS:

  • Farooq promoted to Executive Editor of Nai Baat.
  • Former editor of Daily Express with significant experience.
  • Announcement made via Facebook post.
  • Paper has been operational since November 2011.
  • Farooq is also the president of National Press Club, Islamabad.

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