The Agahi Awards 2012

Mishal is hosting PAKISTAN'S FIRST-EVER JOURNALISM AWARDS "THE AGAHI AWARDS 2012". These awards are scheduled to be held in March 2012 in collaboration with local and international media bodies, regulatory authorities and the private sector.

AGAHI is a Media Development Initiative in Pakistan -- scaling up its training and capacity building efforts by recognizing the best journalists reporting on critical issues concerning; Terrorism, Conflict, Interfaith, Millenium Development Goals, Safety and Security of Media Workers, Ethics -- Code of Conduct etc etc. 

AGAHI, a programme launched in 2011 by Mishal Pakistan, is increasing the capacity of Investigative and Responsible Journalism in the country. This programme aims to use institutionalized sustainable media structures in Pakistan to raise the bar of journalistic standards. The programme has been able to successfully create a debate amongst the journalists from Multan, Karachi, Rawalpindi/Islamabad and Mirpur-AJK on media ethics, interfaith harmony, anti-money laundering and the importance of investigative journalism.

www.agahiawards.com