Razia Bhatti

Razia Bhatti
Born1944
Karachi
Died( 1996-03-12)12 March 1996
Karachi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationJournalist
Years active1967 – 1996
Known forFounding the staff-owned monthly magazine Newsline in Pakistan

Razia Bhatti (Urdu: رضیہ بھٹی) (born 1944 – died 12 March 1996) was a Pakistani journalist who served as editor of the Herald and Newsline magazines. When she died at the age of 52, the Pakistan Press Foundation called it "end of a golden chapter of journalism in Pakistan." Bhatti founded staff-owned Newsline magazine with the help of other female journalists after leaving Herald magazine.[1]

She was the editor of Pakistani magazine Herald for 12 years and then she founded Newsline and edited it for 8 years. In 1994, Bhatti received the “Courage in Journalism” award from the New York-based International Women's Media Foundation.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Mcg Thomas Jr., Robert (18 March 1996). "Razia Bhatti, 52, Who Headed Crusading Journal in Pakistan". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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