Zaffar Abbas is a Pakistani journalist who has been the editor of Pakistan's English-language daily Dawn, since October 2010.
Career
Abbas started his journalism career in 1981 with The Star after joining the Dawn Media Group.[1][2] Between 1984 and 1992, in addition to The Star, he also reported for the Khaleej Times as a correspondent.[2] In 1988, he joined The Herald as senior reporter and went on to become its special correspondent in 1992 and then as its Bureau Chief.[2] He has also worked for BBC as a correspondent in Islamabad and Karachi[2][1] for about 16 years.[3]
Abbas joined Dawn as the resident editor for its Islamabad edition in 2006.[1][2] From June 2010, he served as Editor-designated for Dawn before assuming the charge as its 5th Editor in October 2010, replacing Abbas Nasir.[2][1]
In 2015, Abbas was elected first chairman of Editors for Safety.[4][5]The New York Times refer Abbas as a respected political journalist.[6]