Abbas Nasir
Abbas Nasir | |
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| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1980's-present |
| Known for | Editor, Dawn |
Abbas Nasir is Pakistani journalist and former editor of Pakistan's English language daily DAWN.[1][2] Previously he was the head of the BBC Urdu Service, where he has been appointed as Executive Editor for the Asia and the Pacific Region at BBC World Service.[3][4][5]
Nasir began his journalism career in the early 1980s at the daily newspapers Dawn and Muslim. He later joined the monthly current affairs magazine The World Today programme.[3][4] He was replaced by Zaffar Abbas as editor of Dawn in October 2010.[5]
References
- ^ "'Pakistan has no tradition of holding army accountable', says Dawn editorial - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. "Pakistan's Panama Papers ruling is a win for everyone | Asia | DW | 20.04.2017". DW.COM. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Abbas Nasir appointment". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 29 August 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Change of editor at English paper - The Express Tribune". Express Tribune. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Zaffar Abbas takes over as Editor tomorrow". Dawn. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
External links
- Abbas Nasir on Twitter
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