User:Safdar Ali Safdar

Safdar Ali Safdar (صفدر علی صفدر, born in 12 august 1987) is a Pakistani national with over 08 years’ experience of working as journalist, columnist, communication expert and social worker in development sector. He has written columns on various social issue i.e. education, human rights, children & women rights. His key competencies include reporting, editing, capacity building, community mobilization in a multi-stakeholder environment. Over the above time period, he worked with local and national newspapers, community leaders, out of school children and child workers and promotion of women rights in hard mountain areas like Gilgit-Baltistan. He is a team player, with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills and experienced in working under difficult and challenging environment and condition. He is fluent in speaking and writing English, Urdu, Buroshashki, Shina and Khawar. He is also working as Radio Anchor with Radio Pakistan Gilgit from last five years and he has been avowed as best Radio anchor by Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Gilgit, in recognition of his program quality and magical sound in 2011. In recognition of his journalistic efforts under severe geo-political challenges and his extraordinary social services, the Pakistan Social Association awarded him Sitara-e-Quaid Azam (a gold medal) in 2007. Biography Safdar was born in Yasin one of the beautiful valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan. He educated there and completed his Metric examination from F.G Boys High School Taus Yasin in 2003. Later on went to Gilgit and did his intermediate from Government Degree College Gilgit. He earned his BA (Hons) degree in English Literature from the Karakurum International University Gilgit in 2010. Family Safdar belongs to “Gholbashery” family which claims to be the indigenous of Yasin. His ancestors were ruled over the region in the past for a few years. His father Durdana Jan has been served in Pakistan army for 23 years and started his own business in Gilgit city after getting retirement from his service. Safdar is the eldest son of his parents, while others are Imitaz Ali Gholbasher and Rafaqat Ali Gholbasher, who are engaged with their studies. He lives in Gilgit city along with his family now days.