{"id":4716,"date":"2019-11-29T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=4716"},"modified":"2019-11-29T05:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T05:30:00","slug":"4716-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/4716-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4717\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AAGAHI-AWARDS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AAGAHI-AWARDS.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AAGAHI-AWARDS-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AAGAHI-AWARDS-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Islamabad, PK \u2013 November 25, 2019\u00a0\u2013 Pakistan\u2019s prestigious and most-sought after journalism recognition, the AGAHI Awards, recognizes 47 journalists for media excellence and ethics. The AGAHI Awards in its seventh year received thousands of submissions in more than 40 categories from across Pakistan. A jury of national and international experts, development specialists, academicians and media professionals, evaluated the submissions made by journalists from print, television, radio and the online media.<\/h4>\n<h4>The AGAHI Awards are the annual event in Pakistani media to benchmark journalism in Pakistan according to the international standards. These awards aim to celebrate excellence in journalism, recognizing courage and commitment showcasing outstanding contributions of journalists from across the country. Over the years, the winners have produced work, often in the face of political and economic pressures sustaining public trust in the media impacting the lives of people all over the country.<\/h4>\n<h4>The AGAHI Awards aim to encourage data-driven news reporting and investigative journalism in Pakistan. The AGAHI Awards celebrate content centric to human interest and impact driven journalism in the country.<\/h4>\n<h4>The objective of AGAHI Awards is to r\u00adecognize and appreciate the best journalistic practices in the country, creating a healthy competition within the media industry, encouraging ethical and professional reporting practices\u00a0that can create a pluralistic information space for citizens access to impartial information, that can be trusted.\u00a0The stories nominated for the AGAHI Awards are evaluated on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/agahiawards.com\/2019\/evaluation-criteria\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/agahiawards.com\/2019\/evaluation-criteria\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1575089213754000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGtihhcCsr2Clq1iDqPp13lLWvAQQ\">criterion<\/a>\u00a0developed by AGAHI on the basis of UNESCO\u2019s Pillars of Media Development Indicators (MDI) in collaboration with Center for Internet and Media Ethics.<\/h4>\n<h4>Leading opinion-makers, field reporters, senior journalists, policymakers, diplomats, ambassadors, academicians, leading professionals from the media industry and representatives from think tanks attended the award ceremony. Danish Ambassador Rolf Michael Hay Pereira Holmboe, Ambassador Andrulla Kaminara, the Head of Delegation of the European Union Mission to Pakistan, Former Secretaries Muzaffar Qureshi and Syed Kamal Shah along with leading academics conferred the awards to the winners of AGAHI Awards 2019.<\/h4>\n<h4>Puruesh Chaudhary, President AGAHI and the co-founder of the AGAHI Awards in her keynote address said, \u201copen-data, right to information and access to resources are critical drivers of research and innovation that enable a knowledge economy; to carry this momentum in the right direction, freedom of media is one of the most important instrument for the society to prosper\u2019<\/h4>\n<h4>Amir Jahangir, Chief Executive Officer, Mishal Pakistan and co-founder, AGAHI Awards, shared his vision for creating the awards and said \u201cjournalism is evolving from institution centric to people centric journalism, the AGAHI Awards is a catalyst to recognize the best knowledge creators in the society for a more informed and interconnected ecosystem, journalists winning today, show storytelling skillsets, techniques and comprehension of issues impacting the society\u201d. He further said, \u201cJournalism in Pakistan is at par with international standards in terms of fairness, quality and professional competence\u201d.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Imran Rana, Head of Corporate Communications &amp; Customer Services of PSO said, &#8220;As the strategic partner of AGAHI Awards, we are delighted to be part of this journey of Shaping the Future of Journalism in Pakistan. PSO is the largest company in the oil marketing sector of the country and as a responsible corporate citizen believes in giving back to the society. The company is also sponsoring the awards in energy, environment and CSR categories with an aim to acknowledge the efforts being made by our journalist fellows in creating awareness for a sustainable development of the country through innovative approach in content creation for masses\u201d.<\/h4>\n<h4>Speaking at the occasion, Waqar Ahmad Head of Corporate Affairs, Nestle Pakistan said, \u201cMedia has an extremely important role to play in raising awareness on Pakistan\u2019s nutrition challenge. By adopting a collective approach, Nestl\u00e9 Pakistan is committed to addressing the grave challenge of hidden hunger by providing greater access (in both urban and rural) Pakistan.<\/h4>\n<h4>The ceremony was hosted by Syed Shamoon Hashmi and Tanzila Mazhar. The evening was sought after a commitment to promote ethical journalistic practices for safeguarding public interest. The Awards are aimed at establishing quality journalism to further enhance the collective consciousness of the society that fosters\u00a0elimination of violence against women doctrine across the region resulting in objective journalism, bolstered by social responsibility.<\/h4>\n<h4>The AGAHI Awards received an overwhelming response from the journalists\u2019 community \u2013 reaching more than 5 million Pakistanis through social media and almost 1.5 million through SMS for the Peoples\u2019 Choice Awards categories to select the \u201cFavorite News Channel of the Year\u201d and \u201cCurrent Affairs Anchors of the Year\u201d in Pakistan. Big data and sentiments analysis were also conducted in tandem to measure the responses for the people\u2019s choice award categories.<\/h4>\n<h4>The following journalists are the winners for the \u201cJournalist of the Year 2019, Reporting On:<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Accountability: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Abdul Waseem Abbasi<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Agriculture Policy: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mohammad Hussain Khan<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0China Pakistan Relations: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Zamir Assadi<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Climate change: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Islam Gul Afridi<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Conflict: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Farhat Javed Rabani<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Corporate Social Responsibility:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fayaz Ahmad<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Creating Shared Value: \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Zeeshan Anwar<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Culture and Heritage: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rahim Bux Sagar\/<\/h4>\n<h4>Waqa M. 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Jahangir<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Global Dignity: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Muhammad Ibrahim<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Governance: \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Munawar Ali Rajput<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Health: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Karim Islam<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Human Rights: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shumaila Jaffery<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Identity: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ummara Sheraz<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Inclusiveness:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shazia Hasan<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Infotainment: \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Faisal Zafar<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Innovation: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sana Jamal<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Innovation Journalism: \u00a0\u00a0 Mahrukh Sarwar<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Media Ethics: \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rizwana Naqvi<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Out of School Children: \u00a0 Arshad Yousafzai<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Photojournalism: 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The event was concluded with musical performances and concluding remarks from the founders.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The AGAHI Awards are an annual award series for journalists across Pakistan. These Awards provide a platform to celebrate and recognize the work of credible and dedicated journalists. AGAHI Awards were inaugurated in Pakistan for the very first time in March 2012; since then the awards have become an essence of several media development initiatives in Pakistan. The Awards are organized in collaboration with local and international media bodies, regulatory authorities, private sector and other stakeholders.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The objective of these Awards is to recognize and appreciate best journalistic practices in Pakistan, creating a healthy competition within media, encouraging ethical and professional reporting practices. 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