The Teenager (Pakistan)
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The Teenager is a youth magazine published in Karachi
, Pakistan
, since August 1969. Headed by Mrs. Masudah M. Ahmad as its chief editor since its inception, The Teenager has frequently been the only English-language media outlet for young people in Pakistan.
The Teenager has served as a nursery for journalists, some of whom are now in senior positions around the world. Editors and journalists have included Gul Hameed Bhatti
(later editor of Cricketer (magazine) and The News International, Pakistan, and considered an authority on Cricket
statistics), Riaz Mansoori (later Chief Editor and publisher of Women's Own, Cricketer, etc.) , Kamal Siddiqi (currently Editor, Reporting, for The News International, Pakistan in Karachi
), Hasan I. Jafri (till recently Bureau Chief, Dow Jones Wire Services, Kuala Lumpur), Pervez Nader Shah, Shazia Siddiqi, Saba Shah (currently with the VOA's new Urdu TV services), Sabahat I. Ashraf (the blogger known as iFaqeer), and others.
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, since August 1969. Headed by Mrs. Masudah M. Ahmad as its chief editor since its inception, The Teenager has frequently been the only English-language media outlet for young people in Pakistan.
The Teenager has served as a nursery for journalists, some of whom are now in senior positions around the world. Editors and journalists have included Gul Hameed Bhatti
Gul Hameed Bhatti
Gul Hameed Bhatti was a Pakistani journalist, editor and sports writer. Known as Pakistans "Encyclopaedia of Cricket", Bhatti wrote for The Cricketer Magazine....
(later editor of Cricketer (magazine) and The News International, Pakistan, and considered an authority on Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
statistics), Riaz Mansoori (later Chief Editor and publisher of Women's Own, Cricketer, etc.) , Kamal Siddiqi (currently Editor, Reporting, for The News International, Pakistan in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
), Hasan I. Jafri (till recently Bureau Chief, Dow Jones Wire Services, Kuala Lumpur), Pervez Nader Shah, Shazia Siddiqi, Saba Shah (currently with the VOA's new Urdu TV services), Sabahat I. Ashraf (the blogger known as iFaqeer), and others.
See also
- Newsline MagazineNewsline (magazine)Newsline is a monthly English current affairs magazine published from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was started in July 1989.- See also :* Herald Magazine* Teenager Magazine-External links:**...
- Herald MagazineHerald (Pakistan)The Herald is a monthly magazine published in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a political magazine owned by Pakistan Herald Publications Limited , which also publishes the Dawn Group of Newspapers. It is considered to be a neutral magazine and produces many large or breaking stories...