Eleven journalists associated with the Dawn Media Group were recognised for their professional work at the Agahi Awards ceremony held under the theme “Dignity for All”.

Journalists, policymakers, diplomats, academicians, professionals from the media industry and representatives from think tanks attended the award ceremony, which was held in the federal capital on Sunday.

“The objective of Agahi Awards is to recognise and appreciate the best journalistic practices in Pakistan, creating a healthy competition within the community, encouraging ethical and professional reporting,” read a statement.

According to the press release, this year Agahi Awards received more than 2,000 nominations from all over the country in 40 different categories from print, television, radio and online media.

The Agahi Awards 2018 recognised the following “Journalists of the Year” associated with Dawn Media Group in the following 13 categories:

• Mubarak Zeb Khan [Competitiveness and CPEC]
• Zofeen Ibrahim [Energy]
• Waqar Muhammad Khan [Entrepreneurship]
• Adil Aziz Khanzada [Fourth Industrial Revolution]
• Ramsha Jahangir [Health]
• Shazia Hasan [Infotainment and Sports]
• Ghulam Dastageer [Democracy 2018]
• Sairah Zaidi [Democracy 2018]
• Rizwan Safdar [Democracy 2018]
• Kamran Nafees [Video Journalism – Television]
• Muntazir Ayub [Video Journalism – Television]