Gul Ayaz

Personal
Info:

DOB: March 20th 1978.

Present Address: Korunni 810/104, G-15, 101 00 Praha –
Vinohrady, Prague Czech Republic

Ph: +420-22112-2907
Mobile: +420-602 222 484
Email: ayazg@rferl.org
gulayaz2@yahoo.com

Professional Experience

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Mashaal Radio)

Broadcaster Dec 2009-Present

Khyber News, Pashto Channel

Assistant Controller News & Current Affairs (North), Khyber News July 2009-Nov 2009

Bureau Chief Islamabad, Khyber News August 2007-June 2009

Khyber News, a series of AVTEK Channels is a 24-7 news channel and working as
bureau chief of federal capital Islamabad

Manager News Planning & Development August 2007-Nov 2008

Working as manager News P& D is to chalk out strategy for news channel

Achievements in Khyber News

Exclusive Interviews with:
Richard Holbrooke, US special envoy for Afghanistan & Pakistan on June 04-2009
David Milliband, United Kingdom Foreign Minister on September 2008
Faisal Saleh Hayat, former Interior minister
Presently 2 programs weekly (Friday & Sunday) live from IDPs Camps of Malakand in
Mardan, Nowshra, Swabi, Peshawar

AVT Khyber, Pashto Channel

Assignment Editor March 2004-July 2007

AVT Khyber is Pashto Language satellite channel launched in July 2004. Working as Assignment
Editor of News & Current Affairs Department (job included preparation of rundowns of hourly
bulletins, sorting out news coming from different sources, editing, assigning reporters & editors
for in-house and outside projects and look after overall affairs of News section)

Achievements in AVT Khyber

 Worked as reporter and produce mini documentary of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Sigh birth place Chakwal, aired on Zee TV.
Worked as producer of programme Khawagi Tarakhi (Hot Seat).
Produced & reported exclusive documentary on military operations in South Wazirstan
(Wana) in July 2004
Host of “Friday Special” morning programme.
Host of marathon live transmission on great Pakhtoon leader and veteran politician Khan
Abdul Wali Khan
Hosted live marathon programs on Judicial Crisis from March 09, 2007 to July 2007
Hosted live and marathon transmission on military operation in Lal Masjid from July 03,
2007 to July 10, 2007
Hosted a weekly programme "Zamung Numainda" Our Correspondent for 3 years
Produced and hosted Swat military operation against Taliban and in Tribal areas

The Frontier Post & Daily Maidan

Reporter & Sub-Editor March 2000- 2001

Worked as reporter & Incharge of page II (City Page).

The Statesman, Peshawar

Senior Staff Reporter Feb 2001-March 2004
Worked as reporter and contribution on Human Rights, Afghan Refugees, US attacks on
Afghanistan, civic & social problems, politics, crimes and violence.

Education and Qualifications

University of Peshawar, Pakistan

Masters in Journalism & Mass Communication 2001

Govt. Science Superior College, NWFP, Pakistan

BA (History & Political Science) 1998

Municipal Inter College Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan

FSc. (Pre-Medical) 1996
SSC (Science) 1994

Honors

Executive Council Member, Islamabad/Rawalpindi Union

Of Journalists Feb 2009- present
Alumni of Edward R. Murrow Program (United States) Oct 2008-Nov 2008
Finance Secretary of Peshawar Press Club 2003

Research Work
 Have conducted a research work entitled “Historic Perspective of Ahung, a monthly
magazine published by Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation PBC.

Computer Skills
Qualified in all of the following programs:

Word
PowerPoint
Excel
Social Networking