Mr Iftikhar Ahmad, Senior
Executive Vice President and Senior Anchorperson at BOL News has
pursued the cause of truth and justice with a thoroughness and honesty that is
unrivalled in the history of journalism in Pakistan.
Mr.
Iftikhar Ahmad began his career in journalism in 1982 and after working for
various publications including Daily Aftab, Daily Pakistan and Weekly Istiqlal,
joined Daily Jang as a reporter. Later he did special assignments and political
reporting before becoming in-charge of Political page. In 1987 he started the
tradition of non-political interviews, giving insight into lives of political
and other famous personalities. He was then appointed Editor Jang forums, a
print journalism debate forum where he conducted hundreds of debates on
national and political issues, including sensitive issues like Private Shariat
Bill and Kalabagh Dam. Later he also became Director of Elections, Geo
Investigate and Special projects Jang Group. Since then he has covered around
six elections, bringing minute to minute coverage of election to the audience.
Over
the course of a remarkable career spanning more than thirty-two years, Mr
Iftikhar has proved time and again his undying commitment to the pursuit of
truth and justice. His decision to join BOL is a mutual honor and a momentous
victory for BOL.