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Online editor takes up OGRA job

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 14 December 2012

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Online editor takes up OGRA job
Afzal Bajwa has transitioned from the Online International News Network to the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority as a media consultant. He resigned from his previous role on December 1.

ISLAMABAD: Afzal Bajwa, Editor of the Online International News Network has taken up a job at the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) as a media consultant, his new employers said.

JournalismPakistan.com had reported his resignation from Online on December 1. There were reports earlier that he was to join ATV but he did not do so after being offered a position in Lahore. Bajwa is based in Islamabad.

He joined Online from The Nation where he was the Chief Reporter in February 2011. Previously he worked at Business Recorder, Financial Post and Frontier Post.

Key Points

  • Afzal Bajwa has joined OGRA as a media consultant.
  • He previously worked as the editor at Online International News Network.
  • Bajwa resigned from Online on December 1.
  • Prior to Online, he served as Chief Reporter at The Nation.
  • He has a diverse background in journalism with experience at multiple news outlets.

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