ISLAMABAD:Seven Pakistani journalists have completed the two-month Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme (SAJP) Fellowship at the University of Westminster in the UK.
The British Deputy High Commissioner, Richard Crowder, hosted a reception at his residence on Tuesday to welcome them back.
The Chevening South Asia Journalism Fellowship Programme is aimed at mid-career journalists from South Asia including Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bangladesh.
The programme is funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and offers an opportunity to explore the range of approaches taken by the UK and the South Asian region. Since 2012, 40 fellows have availed the SAJP fellowship from Pakistan.
The event was attended by the Chevening SAJP alumni and officials from the British High Commission. The SAJP scholars highly praised the programme and shared their Chevening experience.
The seven fellows who have returned after completing their SAJP course include: Emanuel Sarfraz (The Nation), Arshad Mahmood Yusufzai (Daily Times), Gonila Gill (Daily Dunya), Zia ur Rehman (The News International), Mohammad Adnan (Baluchistan Voices), Iffat Hassan Rizvi (Neo TV) and Hanif ur Rahman (Khyber News TV).
According to a press release, the Chevening online application window will be open from 6 August until 6 November 2018 to receive applications for the academic year 2019/2020. To apply visit www.chevening.org