ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Palm from mixed Institutes:

  COMBROAD
A quarterly journal—published—by the Secretariat of Commonwealth Broadcasting Association—In its issue of June, 1991 writes with Rao’s picture—page 40:

“Mumtaz Hamid Rao has been appointed Director of News, Pakistan TV. having previously been Controller. He joined PTV in 1965 from the Pakistan Press Institute, where he was Chief Reporter in Lahore.

Educated at Murray College in Sialkot and later at the University of Punjab, where he graduated in Law, he has been responsible for conducting a number of journalistic courses in PTV. He headed the News and Current Affairs department in Lahore in 1972. In 1979, he made a tour of Europe to study different European network systems and completed a four-month attachment with BBC.”

   Listed in the handbook of the CW Broadcasting Association—page 99 (Pakistan)
“Who’s Who” in Commonwealth Broadcasting—1997

   Accredited as an Expert and a news contact Journalist based in Pakistan (South Asia) by US -based South Asian Journalists Association [SAJA]. http://www.saja.org/tipssources.html#insa

   Listed in Journalist.net Directory

  SIR WILLIAM GRAY, LORD PROVOST OF GLASGOW
Unique Compliment from Clan's founding Chairman, and then Lord Provost of Glasgow, Sir William Gray, City Chambers, Glasgow G21 DU, who—in a personal letter in 1975 to Mr. Rao wrote:

“Dear Mr. Hamid,

It is some considerable time since I met you during our official tour of Pakistan, but I am writing to say how much I appreciated your co-operation and help during that visit.

I appreciate particularly the opportunity of meeting you and I do do hope that the collaboration would benefit you and us.

I would thank you for your considerate and skilful handling of the interview situation.

My best wishes to you in your work.

Yours Sincerely,
[Signed]
(Sir William Gray) ,
City Chambers, Glasgow G21 DU
29 April 1975"

  CNN (CABLE NEWS NETWORK)                  DELEGATES

A handbook, published on the eve of CNN World Report Contributors Conference at Atlanta in 1992. Page-16 carries introduction of Rao with photograph. At the moot, Rao also presided over sessions to answer diverse questions of regional and international significance—put forth by a galaxy of intellectuals assembled at the CNN Centre as the guest of its Chief, Ted Turner.

  ABU NEWS
[News magazine of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union] Vol. 10 No. 44 (1991) prints—in bold style:

“PTV DIRECTOR OF NEWS”

"Mumtaz Hamid Rao—a journalist of elevated status—has been appointed as Director of News, Pakistan Television Corporation Limited. He had previously been Controller of News of the PTV network.

Mr. Rao—a graduate from the celebrated Murray College in Sialkot, later attained degree in Law from the University of Punjab with distinction. He joined PTV in 1965 from Pakistan Press Institute, where he was its Chief Reporter in Lahore, the capital of the Punjab Province of Pakistan.

Widely-travelled, Mr. Rao headed News & Current Affairs department in Lahore in 1971-75. He has been responsible for conducting a number of journalistic courses in PTV.

He made a tour to Europe in 1979 to analyse different European news network systems and completed a four-month attachment with BBC Radio/TV as an Overseas Observer."

  AIBD – MALAYSIA

“Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development,
UNESCO Regional Broadcasting Office,
P O Box: 1137 Pantai, KL Malaysia
20 December 1979

Mr. Mumtaz Hamid Rao, Controller of News, Pakistan TV attended a seminar on Electronic Print media as an Observer at the Institute of AIBD/FES (Friedrich-Ebert Stifweg) in Kaula Lumpur which was attended by 32 delegates from ESCAP region.

The impressive contributions, made by Mr. Rao through his lectures on mass media were well acknowledged by all the delegates. His inputs shall be circulated amongst the members as an AIBD document.

(R. Gunasingam)
for Director,
Asia-Pacific Institute of Broadcast                   Development”

  BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)

“Mr. Mumtaz Hamid Rao completed a Course of instructions in BBC news casting from 27 April 1979 to 19 July 1979, provided by the British Government as part of its Technical Co-operation Promramme.

Minister for Overseas Development
03 July 1979”

  CERTIFICATE

“A BBC Course in News preparation, held from Monday April 30th to Friday July 20th, 1979 was attended by Mumtaz Hamid Rao whom we were extremely pleased to welcome as a most acceptable member of the Group, and whom we wish every success. Level attained: 1-A

[Signed]
(John Behague)
Head of Journalist Training
Friday July 20th 1979”

 

AWARDS

Winner of PTV Award for Best News Reporter of the year 1982, a rare distinction conferred by Pakistan Television for outstanding performance in investigative reporting and for scoops.

Winner of Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman [author of the lofty Jang Group of publications] Gold Medal in 1991-92 for magnificent services vis-à-vis the promotion of electronic media journalism in Pakistan.

Selected by World Biographical Society (Pakistan Chapter) for inclusion of Biographic sketch in the 1998-99 edition of “WHO’S WHO IN PAKISTAN” a reference book of international repute.

Services, as an erudite newsman, also acknowledged through the famous n’ hefty book: “Encyclopedia Pakistanica” with a specific reference in its Chapter “Sialkot” as a noted journalist of Pakistan.

Electronic Media Advisor of Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) a public welfare organization with Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan as its Patron-in-Chief.

Life Patron of Al-Shifa Eye Trust, a dazzling medical net-work for treatment of eye diseases in Pakistan. It is headed by an intellectual and philanthropist of lofty-scale, Lt. General ® Jehandad Khan, former Governor of the Sindh Province as its Chief Executive.

Winner of a rare Award, bestowed by Almdar-e-Kashmir Committee in recognition of enormous services as a journalistic of international stature.