HEC, SAMAA 'Cultivating Hope' against terrorism The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and SAMAA Television signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Wednesday for launching an educational program entitled “Cultivating Hope”, which aims to empower youth in creating, debating and finding solutions to the increasing extremism in Pakistan. One of the key activities of the program is an Inter-University Documentary Competition across Pakistan. Prof. Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Executive Director, HEC and Mr. Amir Jahangir, CEO, SAMAA TV signed the MoU. Dr. Javaid R. ... Read More

The Association for International Broadcasting selects Pakistani Media to judge at the International Media Excellence Awards 2009. Islamabad, October 01: The Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) today announced the judges for the AIB’s International Media Excellence Awards 2009. The selection of judges, which consists of 20 leading international media and business representatives from across the world also include a leading Pakistani media professional, Amir Jahangir, Chief Executive Officer SAMAA TV. This is the first time that a Pakistani media professional has been ... Read More

Pakistan resumes Swat polio shots: ISLAMABAD: Authorities in Pakistan's Swat Valley have resumed vaccinating children for polio, a practice the Taliban had banned as un-Islamic before they were beaten back by an army offensive, an official said Tuesday. The Islamist militants, who began taking over the valley in 2007, had declared a campaign to inoculate against the potentially crippling disease was un-Islamic because it was foreign-funded. Swat Taliban leader Maulana Fazullah said the vaccinations were a Western conspiracy to make Muslim children ... Read More

SAMAA TV Remembers the Martyrs of Islamabad Capital Police for their Sacrifices SAMAA TV and Ministry of Interior holds iftar with Islamabad Police Force – sharing the spirit of Ramadan and paid tribute to the Martyrs of the Police Force in the fight against terrorism. Sep 04, 2009 – Islamabad, September 04 – A Special Iftar Programme was organized by SAMAA TV with the Islamabad Capital Police at the Police Lines in Islamabad to honor the public service work being carried ... Read More

"The Pakistan Military Academy is a role model institution that builds on the core values of unity, faith & discipline and builds the character of our future military and defense leaders. Pakistan's future national security lies in the hands of these young men. SAMAA TV acknowledges their hard work and efforts in building a stronger nation and appreciates the sacrifices done by our Armed Forces to ensure peace and security of our nation." - Amir Jahangir, CEO SAMAA TV Abbottabad, ... Read More

STANFORD UNIVERSITY TAKES ON BOARD PAKISTANI MEDIA PROFESSIONAL TO ADVISE ON GLOBAL MEDIA DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION JOURNALISM IN PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD, 13 April – The VINNOVA-Stanford Research Center of Innovation Journalism has called on Amir Jahangir, a Pakistani media professional to become the Program Advisor to the Center, advising the VINNOVA-Stanford Research Center of Innovation Journalism on Journalism and Media in Pakistan. The VINNOVA Stanford Research Center of Innovation Journalism was founded in January 2009 by the H-STAR institute (Human-Sciences and Technologies ... Read More

Pakistan ranked127th among 130 countries on gender parity The World Economic Forum in its annual report Global Gender Gap Report 2008, released today ranked Pakistan at 127th among the 130 countries in the world. According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2008 (GGGR), published each year by the World Economic Forum, the social and economic empowerment of women is still very low and they are still struggling for their livelihood and survival. Norway (1) leads the world in closing the gender gap between ... Read More

Tourist bus attacked with bullets near Cape Town: Tourist bus attacked with bullets near Cape Town. No one injured. The bus was carrying delegation members for the TCI Annual Conference 2008. The delegation included cluster practioners from Sweden, Finland, Canada, Pakistan, India, Germany, Mexico and the United States. ... Read More