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Agahi Awards honours Pakistan’s best journalists across print, TV, radio and digital platforms
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The fifth edition of the Agahi Media Awards honoured the finest in Pakistani journalism in print, digital and TV, at a ceremony held in the capital city on Saturday.
ARY News won Favorite News Channel of the Year, Shazaib Khanzada won the Favorite Current Affairs Anchor (male) and Ayesha Baksh as Favorite Current Affairs Anchor (female) for 2017 in the people’s choice categories. Kashif Abassi recognized as the Most Credible Anchor of the Year 2017. The Newscaster of the Year Award was given to Mazhar Nisar Sheikh and Hasan Raza recognized as the Investigative Journalist of the Year.
We are pleased to inform you that Islamabad Scene’s editor-in-chief, Miss Sana Jamal, won two awards at the ceremony for her brilliant stories published in Gulf News.
“This year Agahi Awards celebrates responsibilities’; in 2017 as the nation marks its 70th year of independence – we should recognize the tremendous effort of the journalist community in the creation of this country” Puruesh Chaudhary, President Agahi and the co-founder of the Agahi Awards.
Amir Jahangir, CEO Mishal Pakistan and co-founder, Agahi Awards, in his welcome address said, “Pakistan has completed its 15th year of electronic media deregulation in the country. Aagahi Awards provides that pivot for media to reflect on the professionalism and credible journalism which creates value towards the public.”
Inaugurated on March 28th, 2012, the Agahi Awards are Pakistan’s first ever journalism awards recognizing the best journalists in more than 40 different journalism thematic beats.
The AGAHI Awards are the most sought-after journalism recognition in Pakistan. The Awards have been the foremost development initiative for media and journalism in the country. The award winners have now acquired decision-making and leadership positions across the media industry for “Shaping the Future of Journalism” in Pakistan.
Winning Journalists of the Year 2017
The Agahi Awards 2017 Recognized the following “Journalists of the Year” in the following categories:
Peoples’ Choice Awards
- Kashif Abbasi, ARY News (Most Credible Anchor of the Year),
- Shazaib Khanzada, GEO News (Peoples’ Choice Awards: Favorite Current Affairs Anchor – Male)
- Ayesha Baksh, GEO News (Peoples’ Choice Awards: Favorite Current Affairs Anchor – Female)
- ARY News (Peoples’ Choice Awards: Favorite News Channel of the Year)
- Zara Hut Kay, DAWN Media Group (Jury’s Choice for the Current Affairs Program of the Year)
- Mazhar Nisar Sheikh PTV World/PBC (Newscaster of the Year)
- Hassan Raza, Dunya News Network (Investigative Journalists of the Year)
Electronic, Print and Digital Media awards by jury
- Islam Gul Afridi, Akhbar-e-Khayber (Agriculture)
- Yousaf Ajab Baloch, Balochistan Point (Anti-Corruption)
- Adil Pervez, GEO News (Business & Finance)
- Shabina Faraz, Express (Climate Change)
- Murtaza Zaib, VOA Urdu (Competitiveness)
- Rehan Muhammad, Tribal Post (Conflict)
- Adil Pervez, GEO News (Corporate Social Responsibility)
- Raja Kamran, DAWN Media Group (CPEC)
- Naimat Khan, Friday Times (Creating Shared Value)
- Sana Jamal, Gulf News (Culture & Tourism)
- Usman Hanif, Pakistan Today (Economy)
- Abdul Salam Afridi, News Lens (Education)
- Shazia Hassan, Dawn Media Group (Energy)
- Fouzia Zeb, 92 News (Entrepreneurship)
- Naimat Khan, AF-KAR Affairs (Extremism and Terrorism)
- Saadat Hassan, Regional Rapport (Foreign Policy)
- Saadat Hassan, IRAS (Foresight and Futures)
- Rizwana Naqvi, DAWN.com (Governance)
- Zareef Balouch, Haal Ahwal (Health)
- Syed Babar Ali, Express Tribune (Human Rights)
- Sana Jamal, Gulf News (Information Communication Technology)
- Zahid Gill, GEO TV (Infotainment)
- Mahrukh Sarwar, MIT Technology Review (Innovative Journalism)
- Syed Babar Ali, Express (Media Ethics)
- Syed Miqdad Mehdi, The Nation (Nutrition)
- Hasham Cheema, DAWN Media Group (Open Government)
- Zoral Khurram, Express Tribune (Photo Journalism – Print)
- Narendar Kumar, Express Tribune (Video Journalism – Television)
- Sana Ejaz, News Lens (Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights – SRHR)
- Arsalan Sheikh, DAWN Media Group (Sports)
- Syed Muhammad Abu Bakar, The News International (Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs)
- Naeem Sahoutara, KBR, Jakarta (South Asia Bridge Initiative – SABI)
- Abdul Salam Afridi, News Lens (Vocational Training & Technical Education)
- Samiullah Randhawa, Pakistan Today (Water Stewardship)