Rashed Rahman

Rashed Rahman is the former editor of one of Pakistan's major English language newspapers, the Daily Times. He served as the editor from 2009 – November 2015.^[1][2][3]

Early life and career

Rashed Rahman qualified as a Chartered accountant from England and Wales and later decided to take up journalism as career. He has formerly been the executive editor of English dailies published from Pakistan - The Post, The Nation (Pakistan) and Daily Times (Pakistan).^[2] He is ajournalist and a veteran leftist political campaigner. As editor of Daily Times newspaper, he used to protect his reporters and columnists from the external interference.^[4]

In November 2017, Rahman wrote as a columnist for Dawn Group of Newspapers.^[5]

References

1. Editor quits, columnists dropped: Pakistan Army 'has choked all dissent' The Indian Express (newspaper), Published 29 November 2015, Retrieved 6 December 2017
2. Journalists stress protection of media from internal, external threats Daily Times (newspaper), Published 31 July 2016, Retrieved 6 December 2017
3. "Pakistan: Friend Or Foe In Fight Against Terrorism?". National Public Radio. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
4. They shut down my column The Indian Express, Published 1 December 2015, Retrieved 6 December 2017
5. Being a journalist 'behind enemy lines' Herald (newspaper)- Dawn Group of Newspapers, Published 24 November 2017, Retrieved 6 December 2017