Karachi, PK - 8 April, 2010 - Amir Jahangir announced his resignation from JAAG Broadcasting Systems (Pvt.) Limited, which runs SAMAA TV today. Mr. Jahangir announced his parting of ways from SAMAA as a step towards creating initiatives both at domestic as well as international level to improving the state of media in the ever changing media scene. “I will be looking forward to my friends and peers in the industry to create opportunities both within and outside of Pakistan to ... Read More

Amir Jahangir selected among the world's Top 10 Media Professionals of the Year through public nomination. Valencia, 20 April 2010– Amir Jahangir, one of Pakistan’s most promising media professionals marked history today by becoming the first Pakistani to be selected in the world top 10 media professionals of the year 2010. The announcement was made at the International Festival of Media in Valencia, Spain. The Festival, now in its fourth year, comprised of a two day conference with leading industry speakers, an exhibition ... Read More

FOMA Selects Amir Jahangir Among The Media Professional of The Year This new Award for 2010 aims to celebrate the talents, skills and professionalism of an individual working in the global media industry in the previous 12 months. A shortlist has been created through public nominations, which have been sent in over the past 2 months from around the globe. The people listed below are the most popular nominees and will now be considered by the Festival of Media Awards Jury, who ... Read More

Amir Jahangir Honored as Young Global Leader 2010 by WEF The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced its Young Global Leaders (YGLs) for 2010. The honor, bestowed each year by the Forum, recognizes and acknowledges up to 200 outstanding young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world. For this year, the Forum has selected 197 YGLs from 72 countries and all stakeholders of society (business, civil ... Read More

“Pakistan is facing its greatest challenge because today’s enemy lies within the distorted hearts and minds of people – we need to treat the heart and minds of these people who have been misguided and are brain washed; only then can we fight this war with full force”, said Syed Kamal Shah. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and SAMAA TV held the first of a series of seminars on the project titled “Cultivating Hope” at the National University for Science and ... Read More

The Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (AFCSR) announced the winners of the AFCSR Award 2009 at a grand gala award ceremony held in Manila, Philippines. Pakistan marked a new page in the history of Corporate Social Responsibility by receiving the excellence award in CSR. The award was received by SAMAA TV for its Concern for Health initiatives. List of winners at AFCSR 2009 Amir Jahangir, Chief Executive SAMAA TV, while moderating the session on innovations in CSR in developed and developing countries shared the dire need to ... Read More

The Pakistan Polio Control Cell wins Asia CSR Excellence Award 2009 Pakistani media makes history by becoming the first broadcaster in Asia to win the Excellence Award at the 7th annual Asian Forum on CSR 2009. Manila, Philippines 20 November - The Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (AFCSR) announced the winners of the AFCSR Award 2009 at a grand gala award ceremony held in Manila, Philippines. Pakistan marked a new page in the history of Corporate Social Responsibility by receiving the excellence award in CSR. The award ... Read More

Amir Jahangir Represents Pakistan at the 5th AIB Awards 2009 in London The Association for International Broadcasters (AIB) held its 5th award ceremony at a gala evening in London. For the first time in the history of the awards, a representative of the Pakistani media industry was part of the exclusive international jury. Amir Jahangir, Chief Executive Officer of SAMAA TV, one of Pakistan's leading Urdu news channels was among the 20-jury members, which included leading international media and business representatives from across the world. The Association for International Broadcasters ... Read More

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

New Business Guide Highlights Business Performance in Pakistan and Calls out for Creating more Business Opportunities The Financial Daily (TFD) today launched a book on KSE 100 Index Fundamental Guide at a special event held under the presence of leading business executives from across Pakistan. The book is the 2nd of “investors’ awareness program series” of publications carried out by TFD which showcases a compilation of companies listed in the KSE-100 and also highlights their performance over the last five years ... Read More