Dunya makes another big signing
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 9 July 2012
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Dunya Media Group has hired senior columnist Haroon ur Rasheed as head of editorial pages for the upcoming Roznama Dunya. The group recently signed Muhammad Malick as group editor English for a planned English daily. Talks are also reportedly underway with Daily Express group editor Abbas Athar.Summary
ISLAMABAD: The Dunya Media Group has stepped up a gear in hiring big name journalists and senior columnist Haroon ur Rasheed is their latest signing. A source tells JournalismPakistan.com that Haroon who was associated with Urdu daily Jang has joined in as the head of editorial pages of the yet-to-be-published Roznama Dunya. His appointment comes on the heels of another star signing last week of Muhammad Malick, the Resident Editor of The News. He will be managing an English daily the Dunya plans to publish. Malick has been hired as a group editor English and is also likely to appear regularly on Dunya News, the group’s television channel. Meanwhile, the Dunya mangers are said to be in negotiations with another senior man – Abbas Athar, Group Editor and columnist at the Daily Express.
Key Points
- Haroon ur Rasheed joins Roznama Dunya as head of editorial pages.
- He previously worked with Urdu daily Jang.
- Muhammad Malick has been hired as group editor English for Dunya’s planned English daily.
- Malick is also expected to appear regularly on Dunya News.
- Dunya is reportedly negotiating with Abbas Athar of the Daily Express.
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