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Akhtar Jamal is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Pakistan Press Agency (PPA) and Tele Visual Infolink. He is also a Special Correspondent of Bridges TV, USA and Channel News Asia (CNA-Singapore).
Akhtar Jamal also writes exclusivley on regional affairs for Pakistan Observor. Mr. Jamal also edits the weekly publication of Pakistan Observer's "Economy Watch".
Akhtar Jamal is a senior journalist with more than two decades of professional experience. He has worked for Jang Group of Newspapers for over a decade and represented several international top news organizations and electronic media,. Akhtar Jamal has also written several hundreds articles and analysis on regional situation and is specialized on Central Asian and Middle East strategic affairs.
Akhtar Jamal has traveled widely and attended dozens of Summit Meetings of different regional and international organizations. . He also speaks more than six foreign languages [ and specializes in regional political and geo-strategic developments.
Pakistan Press Agency (PPA)
(PPA) was established in 1990 in Karachi by Mr. Akhtar Jamal (who served several reputed international news organizations for more than ten years as its Chief Executive and Mr. M. N. Deen, (who had retired as director of Press & Information Department, Government of Pakistan) as its managing editor.. (Unfortunately Mr. Deen expired in 1998).
Initially PPA started its work with Jang Group of Newspapers for which Mr. Jamal had already worked for years.
On April 30, 1990 PPA established its Islamabad Bureau office which was inaugurated By Mr. Jamal and attended by the founder and the then Editor-in-Chief of Jang Group of Newspapers, Late Mir Khalil ur Rahman.
In 1998 PPA published its first book “Who is Who in Pakistan” edited by Akhtar Jamal. PPA has two main offices in Pakistan, Islamabad and Karachi.
TVI was established by Mr. Akhtar Jamal, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of PPA.
TVI serves as the only Pakistan visual agency supplying Visual Clips to dozens of local and foreign TV Network. TVI has established its own visual clipping bank and provides important video clips to a number of news and information agencies around the world. In Pakistan TVI operates mainly from its Islamabadwhile it also maintains regional offices in all provincial capitals of Pakistan . TVI also offer special coverage of international or regional meetings, seminars, exhibitions and lectures on Pakistan and regional affairs.
In year 2007 TVI published the most comprehensive Book & CD on Pakistani websites entitled as "Web Guide to Pakistan".
In year 2009 TVI brought out one of the most unique book on Media "PAKISTAN MEDIA & PR GUIDE".
On 14 August 2009 TVI launched a website entitled as "ViewPakistan.com". The main objective to launch "View Pakistan" is to promote Pakistan as a worldwide destination and create awareness about Pakistani culture, heritage, lifestyle and tourism among locals and foreigners.
TVI also conducts surveys and polls to ascertain public opinion on National issues as well as current and regional issues.
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