Syeda Iffat Jabbar has been appointed he first ever woman station director in the history of Radio Pakistan Peshawar.
Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Headquarters Islamabad issued the notification of her promotion and she took charge of her office in Broadcasting House Peshawar on Friday, September 24.
in 1935, before partition, All India Radio Peshawar Station started its transmission and its first station director was Aslam Khattak, who also served as Governor (erstwhile NWFP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Hailing from Peshawar, Iffat Jabbar joined Radio Pakistan as a programme producer. Her father, late Syed Abdul Jabbar, was a well-known broadcaster as well.
She has represented Pakistan at various national and international forums including BBC London, Voice of America, British Council, Deutsche Welle Germany, Radio Singapore, Radio Japan, Radio Bangladesh, Australia, Malaysia, and received the successful women awards.
During the recent floods in the country, she introduced mobile units to help the flood victims and created public awareness to help those affected by the flood.
She expressed her determination to continue working towards the improvement of Broadcasting House Peshawar during her service tenure.
This story first appeared on RadioInfo.asia