CURRICULM VITAE

Dr. Taimoor-ul-Hassan

Professor and DeanSchool of Media and Mass CommunicationBeaconhouse National UniversityLahorePhone: +92-4238100156 (Ext 602) Cell: +92300-4616937Email: taimur.hassan@bnu.edu.pk

EDUCATIONPhD in Mass Communication

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENTSchool of Media and Mass Communication, Beaconhouse National University: Associate Professor, Professor and Dean, 2003-

EXPERIENCE31 years of experience in teaching and professional journalism

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDSHEC-Registered PhD Supervisor Best Teacher Award in 2013 Founder of School of Media and Mass Communication (SMC) in 2003, which has

become Pakistan’s leading institution in the field of media and communication research.

Appreciation for the best edition of Daily The Pakistan Times.Set up the media office of AGHS/HRCPAppreciation letter from the Federal Information Minister.Founding Managing Editor the SunFounding Managing Editor of the Sun Group of Newspapers.Resumed the publication of the Frontier Post as Executive EditorSet up the portal and research web of Nazaria Pakistan Foundation (NPF) as Editor.Pioneering instructor of AAJ TV, Business Recorder House.Pioneering member of Prime TV, Europe.

Pioneering member of Daily The PostSet up the communication system of University of Education.Founded BNU FM Radio StationFounded BNU WEB TV.Founded BNU GazetteFounded SMC NewsletterFounded and Designed PhD, MPhil, Mass Communication and BA (Honors) programs and

contracted highly qualified and skilled faculty to teach students in these programs.

Advising Media Studies Program, Cambridge University

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS

Member International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)Journalism Education Association (JEA).Member Advisory Board, Institute of Journalism Representative of Germen Press

Foundation, Hamburg, Germany.Member Advisory Board, Association of Mass Communication Academic Professionals

of Pakistan (AMCAP).Member HEC Mass Communication Curriculum Committee.Member HEC Text Book, Monograph Evaluation Committee.Member Punjab Public Service Commission Curriculum Committee. Advisor Punjab Public Service Commission Selection Board. Member Selection Board, University of Punjab, Member Selection Kinnaird College, Lahore. Member Selection Board, University of Gujrat.Member Selection Board, Government College University, Faisalabad.Member Board of Studies, University of Lahore.Member Board of Studies, University of Sargodha.Member Board of Studies, Virtual University Pakistan.Member BNU Academic Council.Member Board of Studies, BNU SMC.Member BNU Board of Advanced Studies.Chairman BNU Library Committee.Member BNU Research and Publication Committee.

ADDITIONAL

Book, article reviewer of national and international journals.Journalism course by the Financial Times under International Institute of East Berlin.American History Course.Communication Specialist for Semiotic, Canadian International Development Agency.Visiting Faculty, Government of Punjab, Management and Professional Development.External Examiner/Evaluator MPhil, PhD, University of Punjab, University of Central

Punjab, Islamia University Bahawalpur , Superior University.

PROFESSIONAL

Lahore Press ClubHuman Rights Commission of PakistanLahore Arts Council Punjab Union of Journalists

EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES

Group Managing Editor, The SunExecutive Editor, The Frontier PostAssistant Editor, The Pakistan TimesJoint Editor, The Post, Reporter, Associated Press (America)

TrainingAjj News TV

PUBLICATIONSResearch articles in HEC-approved journals: 

Failure of Pakistani Press in Strengthening Democracy- A Case of Article 58 (2B), The

"Historian, Volume 3, 117-129, Department of History, GC University,

Lahore (Z)

Roots of Authoritarianism in Pakistan, Journal of Political Science, Issue XV, Summer

2009 (ISSN 1994-1080), Department of Political Science, University of

Punjab ( Y)

Performance of Press during Women Movement in Pakistan-A case Study, South Asian

Studies, Volume 24 Number 2,  2010, PP 311-321, Centre of South Asian

Studies, University of Punjab ( Y)

Downplaying Women Voice: Analysis (1977-82), Journal of Mass Communication,

Volume 5, 2010, PP 25-41, Department of Mass Communication, University of

Karachi (Y)

Portrayal of NGOs in National Press, Pakistan Vision, Volume 12, No 2, December 2011,

PP 205-235, Pakistan Study Centre, University of Punjab (Y)

Civil Society-Democracy Nexus in Pakistan, South Asian Studies, Volume 26, No 2, 2011,

PP 325-347, South Asia Study Centre, University of Punjab (Y)

A Case for Social Responsibility Model of Media , Oriental College Magazine, University

of Punjab Y (approved)

Mass Communication Education in Punjab- Problems, Prospects,  Pakistan Journal of

Social Sciences, Volume 31, No.2, 2011, PP 309-318, Bahauddin

Zakyra University, Multan,with Dr Ghulam Shabair (Y)

ICT: Problems, Prospects, European Journal of Social Sciences (approved)

News through Filter of Press , Journal of Mass Communication, Department

of Mass Communication, Volume 6, 2011, 47-65, University of Karachi (Z)

Coverage of Student Issues-A Case Study, The Historian, Government College University,

Lahore (Z)(in press )

Media-Democracy Relationship , Pakistan Study Centre, University of Punjab (Y)

Demise of Objectivity in Press, The Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, Volume 3 2012,

30-48, University of Gujrat (Y)

Exploring Bias in Press, Pakistan Perspective, Volume 17, Number 2, July –December,

2012, PP 33-42, Pakistan Study Centre, University of Karachi (y)

Role of Newspapers in Health Public Policy Making, FWU Journal of Social Sciences,

Winter 2012, Volume 6, No 2 , 124-130,  Frontier Women University,

Peshawar (Y)

Imbibing Pluralism, AUDC, Volume 6, No 1, 2012, Romania

Culture Change: The Perception of the Media and the Mediations of Its Images, with Dr

Shabir Baloch, International Transactions in Humanities and Social Sciences,   Volume 2 ( 2010), Issue 2 ( July-December) (ISSN 0975-3745), PP-122-140, India

ICTs in Learning, with AR Sajid, International Journal of Evaluation and Research

in Education ( IJERE), Volume 1, No 2, 2012, ISSN 2252-8822, Indonesia

Towards a More Responsible Press, AUDC, Volume 6, No 2, 2012, 31-52, Romania 

Role newspapers in education Policy Making , with Usman Khan, Journal of Gender &

Social Issues, Spring 2013, Volume . 12, Issue 1, P 1 (Y)

New Media Verus Old Media: A case of Pakistan, New Media and Mass Communication,

Volume , 51, 2016, ISSN2224-3275

ICTS- Problems in Pakistan, Journal of Research and Reflections in Education, Volume no

7, issue no 7, June 2013, University of Education (Y)

Antecedents of Job Satisfaction in Media organization, with Wajid Zulqarnain, Global Media Journal, Vol-IX, Issue 1, Spring 2016 (Y)

Population Planning: Testing Rogers Diffusion Theory in Kasur, (approved) World Journal

of Research and Review

Individual’s perceptions about the credibility of Social Media, with Wajid Zulqarnain,

approved for publication in Journal of Strategic Studies, Volume No 36, Winter Issue 4, The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (Y)

The news of disaster and relief activities in traditional and news social media. Abysina

Journal of Social Science 2018. (X)

Social and Traditional Media Usage: A Demographic Analysis of Pakistani Youth. GlobalMedia Journal: Pakistan Edition 2017, 10(1). (Y)

Islamophobia and Muslim Comedians in America. International Journal of Crisis Communication 2018, 1(2), 92-104.

Representation of Indigenous people in Pakistan, Pakistan Perspective, Pakistan Study

Centre , University of Karachi Vol. 22, No.2, July-December 2017 , 41-60 (Y)

Comparative Analysis of Development News in Pakistan, India and China, International

Conference on Social Sciences, Sept 20-21, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka

“Employment Situation of Women in Pakistani Media

Nine articles approved for publication.

BOOKS:

Press and Civil Society in Pakistan – Seeds of Democracy in a Terrorism–Torn Country, Germany, ISBN 978-3-8484-4050-4.

Development Communication in Pakistan : case studies ( in progress). Political Communication ( in progress) .

ACADEMIC ADVISING

Doctorate ThesesPhD Thesis of Dr. Wajid Zulqarnain (2018) Individual’s perceptions about the credibility of

social and traditional media and its impact on media preference in Pakistan.

Doctorate Theses on going

Nadia Saleem, Virtual socialization; a step towards social transformation. (A study of social media usage in Lahore).

Ume Kalsoom Rashida, Knowledge and perceptions: Effects of Pakistani humorous TV talk shows on viewers.

Zeeshan Zaighum, Fake accounts and social media: A national security perspective of Pakistan on hybrid warfare.

150 MA, MPhil, MS Public Relations & Advertising Theses

Selected list of some theses:

Umar Imtiaz (2017) Implementation of Right to Information in Pakistan: Relationship of

RTI Media & Public Authority

Waqar Ahmed (2017) Minority issues on Facebook and twitter, a study in spiral of silence

Anum Zahra (2017) Analysis of working environment of women media persons in Pakistan

Shahbano Shahbaz (2017) Shrine culture : The Sufi face of Lahore.

Marryum Farrukh Shah (2017) Emoticons in fast food reviews and their impact on fast

food consumers.

Hira Asif (2016) Augmented reality in Advertising : A case study of L'Oreal and Warid .

Warda Masood (2016) Impact of social media marketing on self-identity and consumer’s

relationship with the brandGhania Toor (2016) Impact of Animated TV advertisements on buying behavior of young

consumers in LahoreHina Pervaiz (2016) In-house channel; advertisements: Effects on consumer behavior of the

viewers on TV in Lahore, Pakistan

Muhammad Faizan Mehmood (2016) Copyright infringements in Pakistani TVC's.

Nisma Zahid (2016) Puffery in Fast-Food advertisements on Facebook and its impact on

consumers buying decisions.

Sara Imtiaz (2016) Impact of In-Game advertising in the first person shooter games.

Nehaan Muzaffar Syeda (2016) Impact of Television advertisement and Brand Advocacy on

buying behavior of university student.

Ulliya Suleman (2015), Representation and perception of symbolism in architecture: colonial and postcolonial building in Lahore

Rabia Tariq (2015) Impact of television advertisement on domestic culture in

Lahore, Pakistan

Aamna Tauheed (2015) Agenda setting role of Facebook for political parties in

Pakistan 2015

Atif Pervaiz (2015) CSR compaigns of four Pakistani media : Dawn , Express , Jang ,

Nawa e waqt

M.Kamran Akram Khan (2015) Integration of films in Pakistan , India nad Bangladesh

(2013-2014) into global film industry

Ermma Malik (2015) Social and psychological elements in brand consciousness: A

comparative analysis of university students in Lahore

Israr Ahmad Anjum (2014) Role of health workers / changes agents and mass media in

creating public health awareness in district Kasur

Attiya Haque (2014), Exploring and importance of new media technologies in public relations in Pakistan

Abeera Baig (2014) A critical study of freedom of information (FOI) laws in

centre and provinces

Sarah Imtiaz (2013) Gender reflections in mobile networks' TVCs': A discourse analysis of

Ufone and Telenor TVCs' from 2010-2012

Hajira Khan (2013) Comparative analysis of development news in Pakistan,

India and Bangladesh

Rabail Niaz (2012) Corporate social responsibility in Pakistan

Amna Waheeda (2012) Public Diplomacy through Social Media: Analysis of Facebook

pages of Internet users of Pakistan and America.

Zeeshan Zaighum (2012) Framing of India and Pakistan in US press content analysis

of New York Times and Los Angeles Times.

Maheen Hassan (2012), Representation of women in TV: A content analysis of Dramas of Geo and Hum

Muhammad Usman Khan (2012) Role of Newspaers in Public policy making in Punjab.

Saira Bokhari (2011), Critical study of coverage of women’s rights issues by Pakistani

Newspapers

Ayela Deen (2011), Role of Newspapers in Creating Awareness about Slums Areas

in Lahore

Abdur Rahim Sajid (2011) Barriers to the Integration of Information and Communication

Technologies (ICTs) at Secondary Level Learning

Shahrukh Bukhari (2013), Impact of TV talk shows involving stage show actors onyoung viewers

Iqra Saleem (2013), Role of mobile phones advertisement in changing social behavior of young users

Hafiz Moeen ud Din Ahmed (2012), Brand advertising: A case of Jazz Telecom

Maria Ahmad (2011), FM Radio stations contribution in the development of civic sense in Lahore

Haris Ali (2011), Risk or Opportunity; citizen journalism in Pakistan

Ch.Mansoor Saeed (2011) Pakistani private TV channels traditional source of revenue and their alternatives

Arsalan Ahmad Fawad (2011) Social Networking Sites as an alternative sphere for young users

Ammara Khwaja (2011) Influence of Niche TV channels on viewers in middle income areas in Lahore (A study of Style360,Masala TV, Value TV and Health TV)

Sheharyar Rizwan (2010) A study of blogs in creating political awareness among the youth of Lahore

Hafiz Saadat Ali (2010) Impact of seminaries curriculum on religious ideology

Bilal Qasim (2010) Role of local music channels in reviving Pakistani music

Sana Mullick (2009) The role of online communication in creating social awareness among youth in Lahore

Muhammad Sheraz Khan (2009) Linguistic influences of Indian movies on Pakistani audience

Muhammad Aimen Khosa (2009), An analytical study of Indo-Pak press coverage of Mumbai attacks 26/11

Hafiz Muhammad Atif (2009) Role of Pakistani media in promoting sports personalities

Fatima Riaz (2009) Social impact of mobile phones on users in LahoreRida Fazal (2007) The state of Journalism in Urdu newspapers

Hina Ejaz (2006) An analytical study of Pakistan Film Industry reasons of its downfall

Beenish Haroon (2006) Stereotyping of Muslims in Western media to support theory of clash of Civilizations

Zainab Bashir (2005) Advertising and its impact on the economy of Pakistan

Usman Azhar (2005) Impact of US policies after 9/11 on Pakistani public

Sadaf Daha (2005) Crime-popular theme of Pakistani cinema

Ayela Deen (2005) Advertising and Consumerism in Pakistan (A study of corporate advertisement’s impact on culture and lifestyle)

Ahmed Usman Chaudhary (2005) Advertising revenue and sustainability of Private TV channels in Pakistan

50 Development Support Communication Projects covering areas like:

Health.Environment.Human Rights.Education.Labour Rights.Advocacy Campaign.Child Rights.Clean water.

Workshops/conferences on media, research, education and human rights

Co-Designed ‘Human Rights Education Workshop’, Peshawar, December 22-24, 1995.

Participated in ‘Human Rights Situation Analysis National Workshop’, Lahore, May 30 - June 1, 1996.

Co-Designed ‘Social Justice & Equality Workshop’, Abbottabad, July 27-29, 1996.

Co-Designed’ Religious Freedom & Communal Harmony Workshop, Khanewal, June 17-19, 1997.

Participated in ‘Political Economy of Pakistan Seminar’, Gujranwala, September 26, 1997.

Co-Designed ‘Social Justice & Equality Workshop’, September 18-20, 1998.

Co-Designed, ‘Development Rights Workshop’, Hyderabad, October 29-31, 1999.

Participated in ‘National Human Rights Convention’, Lahore, December 4-5, 1999.

Participated in ‘Capacity Building Workshop’, Lahore, March 23-25, 2000.Co-Designed ‘Development Rights Workshop’, Peshawar, February 9-11, 2001.

Workshop Leader ‘Media and Education –A Development Perspective’, School of Tomorrow, under BSS, 2010.

Conferences participant/ chaired:

Chaired, International UNESCO Conference On Safety Of Journalists (2018), Institute Of Communication Studies University Of Punjab.

Global Media Forum 2018, DW, Bonn, GermanyLiberal Arts symposium (2017), Forman Christian College University, Lahore.Delegate at ‘Migration in a Changing World’, November 5-9, 2012, Wiley-Blackwell

Conferences for Social Sciences and HumanitiesParticipated in ‘National Human Rights Conference’, Lahore April 7-8, 2001Participated in ‘Religious Freedom & Minorities Rights Workshop’, Lahore,

October 9-11, 1998Participated in ‘National Human Rights Conference’, Lahore, December 5-6, 1998Participated in ‘National Human Rights Conference’, Lahore, November 22-23, 1997

MOUs Signed

Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations, Spain to forge faculty and students exchange and linkages.

Technische Universitat Ilmenau, Germany to provide access to an immersive educational experience at the university.

Punjab Information Commission (PIC) to promote Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act 2013 (RTI). This Internship program is sponsored by DeutscheGesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) a German development agency.

Agahi Foresight Lab

Leo International

Emmerson College USA

Deutche Welle Broadcasting Corporation, Germany

Professional ExperienceCommunications SpecialistSemiotics Consultants/CIDA2008

Preparing recommendations for UE communication strategy, workshop recommendations, templates and drafts for UE communication, preparing calendar activity calendar, feedback forum toolkit, integration of campuses, setting up newsletter of the University, training of editorial staff of the newsletter, capacity building of teaching staff regarding horizontal communication links, discussion board for UE website.

Joint Editor (Editorial)The Post, English Daily2006 – 2008

Editorials and articles raised issues of law enforcement, terrorism, judiciary, democracy and empowerment; designed public forums ; editorials/articles related to imposition of emergency in 2007 by General Pervez Musharraf , toppling of the judiciary , Balochistan, police and judicial reforms, killings in Karachi, Talibanization , more than 600 editorials/articles, and forums and discussions on the above subjects.

TrainerBusiness Recorder and Aaj TV2004

Trained AAJ TV staff in news gathering, developing news sources, accuracy in writing, news-script, news bulletins, developing story, ticker line, breaking news, research; covered pre, production and post production.

Editor Web/Research PortalNazria Pakistan Foundation (NPF)2002 – 2003

Set-up Nazria Pakistan Foundation research web: the website is aimed at generating awareness about Pakistan socio-economic, political, ideological and legal issues , including problems impeding economic self reliance, the problem of civil-military relationship in a historical context, creation of forward looking Pakistan and independent judiciary in the light of vision of it founding father, Quad-i-Azam Muhummad Ali Jinnah.

Executive EditorThe Frontier Post2001 – 2003

Restarted this newspaper from Peshawar, Quetta- the newspaper was shut down after an attack by people who felt angered by a blasphemous letter; job included writing editorials; headed the opinion /editorial pages. Problem of terrorism in NWFP,

especially Swat, was highlighted. Afghanistan was focused in relation with its trouble with Pakistan, as the paper’s special edition was sent daily to Afghanistan. Musharraf’s moderation was supported. Pushtoon traditions were discussed.

Group Managing EditorDaily Sun2000 – 2001Headed the editorial and management sections; responsible for all the three stations –

Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad. It was the senior most position in the group after the Chief Editor.

Managing EditorThe Sun1999 – 2000

Launched this English newspaper in January 2000; brought out this newspaper in a record time of only two-and-a-half months on January 1, 2000, after joining it on October 12, 1999. Setup newsroom, reporting editorial, magazine sections, hired and trained staff, looked after management.

Created human rights beat reporting teams to report incidents of violations of rights and police excesses. Hired young mass communication graduates and trained them to investigate and cover law and order and human rights. Capacity building workshops were held, inviting senior journalists, legal officers and civil society representatives. Correspondents at the district level were also trained as most law and order and legal issues prevail in districts of Punjab.

ReporterAssociated Press of America1996 – 1997

APA is the biggest news agency in the world; covered all important events, especially in the Punjab, including the then British Prime Minister John Major's tour of the Punjab and many important court cases including marriage on free will –the famous Saima Waheed Ropri case in 1996, which settled the issue of consent or no consent of guardian for marriage, to human rights and sectarian-related violence, including the blast and later court proceedings in the killing in the court blast of leader of Jhang-based Sunni militant outfit, Maulana Qasmi, and injury to Maulana Azim Tariq. 

AGHS Legal Aid CellMedia Specialist1995 – 1999

Set up the Media Cell as Media Specialist in AGHS Legal Aid Cell, which works closely with Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) to monitor human rights violations, especially children , women and prisoners, and preparing media responses and strategies to create awareness about legal rights and services, especially during the cases of honor killings and violence against minorities.

Supervised their monthly publications- Slogan and Sada-i-Azam- which focus on issues of

women rights, women empowerment, shelter homes for wronged women, children well being, child prisoners, minority rights, socioeconomic problems, political, judicial and police reforms, peace with India, nuclear non-proliferation, etc; devised media strategies to create general awareness about issues of violations of human rights, sanctity of institutions, literacy, peace, religious tolerance in general. 

Freelance WriterHerald, The News, The Nation1994 – 1995

Wrote articles for leading journals and magazines, including Herald of the Dawn Group. Articles were investigative, like one Mirza Waqar related to Borstal Jail, Bahawalpur, concerning child prisoners, in South Punjab, condition of women prisoners in Multan jail, honor killings, karo kari in Sindh , chained children in religious seminaries were taken up as issues for writing .

News Editor and Assistant EditorThe Pakistan Times1987 – 1996

As News Editor, headed the production of the newspaper and as Assistant Editor, wrote editorials covering all important political, judicial and social issues; wrote leading articles for the newspaper

More than 2,000 articles/editorials

List of some articles: Has Pakistan's Media Ever been Free?" Geo TV, 27 August 2017.

Winning Hearts and Minds of Pakistanis, The News, 19-10-2005.Hitting the Nail on the Head , The News, 226-1-2004.Post Sept 11 Policies in Perspective, The News, 13-8-2004.Development of Muslim Ummah , The News, 5-9-2005.The Conundrum of Kashmir, The Nation, 5-2-2004.Taliban on the March in NWFP, The News, 11-7-2005.SCO- A Significant Breakthrough, The News (also in Guardian, Statesman), 28-10-2005.Another View of Long March, The News, 2007.Wedge Between Mushrraf and Civil Society, The Post, 6-11- 2007.Musharraf Must Go, The News, 10-8-2008.Anti-Militancy Operations Yield Dividends, The News, 2007.Calling a Spade a Spade, The News, 11-10-2008.Construction of Muslim Face in The West, The Post, 2006.Cultural Confusion (on Danish Cartoon Controversy), The Post, 2006.Dealing with Militancy, The News, 2-7-2008.Time to Start Viable Policies, The News, 22-7-2008.Visit to China, The News, 18-10-2008.Victory of Democracy, The News, 2005.

Pak-China Friendship, The News (also in Statesman), 8-4-2005.Towards Regional Cooperation, Turkmen Post, 1-11-2005.Moderate Must Stand Up and Be Counted, The Nation, 22-3-2005.Recipe to Develop South Asia, The News, 28-2-2005.The ‘ atoot’ Farce, The Nation, 1-1-2005.Advice on Palestine , The Nation, 12-4-2004.Big Strides, The News, 19-5-2005.Forging Enduring Ties,  The News, 8-5-2005.Irreversible Peace Process , The News, 9-4-2005.A Major Triumph , The News, 2-5-2005.End Politics of Negativism , The News, 7-4-2005.Jiaboa’s visit to Strengthen Pak-Sino Ties, 4-4-2005.Coping with Water Problem, The News, 2005.Seeking Balochistan Solution, The News, 6-3-2005.Demilitarization of Kashmir, The News, 5-11-2005.No Room For Cynicism, The News, 13-12-2005.Roadmap for Islamic States, The News, 10-4-2005.Call to End Injustice, The News, 18-9-2005.The Other Picture , The News, 20-8-2005.Faith in Economy, The News, 19-8-2005.Piloting Pakistan’s Comeback, The News, 19-8-2005.Politics Vindicated, The News, 22-6-2005.A New Phase of Friendship, The News, 17-6-2005.No Applauds for Opposition Act, 8-6-2005.NFC Award Vital, The News, 6-3-2005.Treading Common Path, The News, 6-2-2005.Abbas’s Call Validates Pakistan, The News, 21-5-2005.October 8 Earthquake- A Global Challenge, The Nation, 14-11-2005.Benazir’s Remarks on AQ, The News, 27-9-2007.Time to Initiate Intercultural Dialogue, The Post, 21-2-2006.Clamour against LFO, The News, 3-10-2003.The 100 Days, The News , 3-5-2003.A good Omen, The Nation, 12-12-2002.Adequate Response to Nuclear Pressure, The News, 4-2-2003.This Tamasha Must End, The  News, 6-3-2003.A Clarion Message, The News, 6-11-2003.Transformation in Sight, The News, 6-2-2003.Prescription to Strengthen State , The News, 18-2-2004.Skeletons Rattled, The News, 30-1-2004.A Fervent Call to Ulema, The News, 19-2-2004.Ball is in India’s Court, The News, 29-2-2004.Emphasis on Kashmir, The News, 15-3-2004.Rebuke to rumour –mongers , The News, 15-3-2004.The System of Policing , The News, 4-4-2004.

Partners in National Development, The News, 23-4-2004.Agenda of Gloom and Doom, The News, 31-5-2004.Towards Enlightened Moderation, The News, 6-3-2004.A Growth-Oriented Budget, The News, 2004.Armitage Should Have Shown Better Sense, The News, 18-7-2004.Post September 11 Policies in Perspective, The News, 8-11-2004.A War of Survival, The News, 18-8-2004.A Welcome Bill to Protect Women, The News, 27-10-2004.Plain Talk at UN, The News, 29-9-2004.A Strong Show, The Post, October 19, 2007.People’s Aspirations, The Post, 14-5-2007.Premium on Democracy and Dialogue, The Post, 25-6- 2008.A Failed Struggle, The Post, 29-12-2007.A multi-Pronged Plan , The Post, 2009.Democracy on March, The News, 16-8-2008.A Boost to Pak-China Ties, The Nation, 16-10-2008.In-Camera Session: Sight of Democracy, The Post, 10-11-2008.No Deviation From Pak Stand, The Nation, 8-8-2008.Test of anti-Terror Resolve, The Post, 23-9-2008.US must Adopt Pak Approach, The Post, 13-9-2008.A Reflection of People’s Politics, The Nation, 13-9-2008.A Consensus Resolution, The News, 24-10-2008.Tarring a Political worker, The News, 16-9-2008.In Defence of PM’s US visit , The News, 9-8-2008.Measures to Tackle Energy Deficit, The Post, 20-7-2009.Dams for Energy Conservation , The Post,  19-7-2009.Pakistani Nation Must Play its Role; , The Post, 3-7-2009.The Only Way Out, The Post, 28-6-2009.How to Avert Impeding Danger, The Post, 8-6-2009.Coping with National Crisis, The Post, 26-4-2009.A Daunting Challenge, The Post, 26-4-2009.Message to Kabul, The News, 22-10-2008.APC – a triumph of democracy, The News,10/10/11.Road to peace with India’, The News, 25/11/11; Pakistan Today, 22/11,11 .Mohmand attack: Pakistan’s survival at stake, Pakistan Today, 12/12/11.Tackling the Balochistan problem, The News, 29/11/11 .Holding respect for judiciary, The News, 20/1/2012 .

Countries visited: Germany, Holland, France, Switzerland, Italy and India.