Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) journalist Manmeet Kaur, who holds the honor of Pakistan’s first Sikh woman, and another Pakistani Sikh youth have been nominated for the highest award by the British international organization.
Manmeet Kaur hails from Peshawar, the capital of KP, and works as a reporter in the private TV Hum News.
While the other Pakistani youth nominated for the award also belongs to KP but he got his education from Punjab province.
Apart from Manmeet Kaur, 21-year-old Pakistani Manjot Singh has been nominated for the award, he is also among the youngest nominees for the award.
Manmeet Kaur was honored to become the first Sikh woman reporter in 2018. She has also won several national awards for her reporting.
25-year-old Manmeet Kaur also faced difficulties due to being a woman from a minority community, but she took up journalism following completing her higher studies from the university, ignoring social issues.
Two years ago, when she entered journalism, she told in an interview that most of the girls in her community were not given higher education and even if some were given a little education, they were not allowed to work.
After living and studying in a city like Peshawar, when he chose journalism as a career, his parents initially opposed his decision, but later he took up journalism for Manmeet Kaur. Permission was granted.
While Manmeet Kaur played a role in bringing the problems of minority communities to the fore during his journalism, he also made other social issues the focus of his reporting.
Munmeet Kaur has been nominated for the 100 Most Influential Sikhs of 30 Years Award by the World Religious Organization of Sikhs in the UK (The Sikh Group) for his contributions to journalism and society.
Manmeet Kaur is ranked 81st in The Sikh Group’s list and is the only Sikh woman from Pakistan to be selected for the 30-year-old influential person, while another young Pakistani was also nominated for the award. Is.
The two nominated Pakistani youths will be given the Influential Sikh Personality Award next year.
Apart from them, girls and boys from Canada, Great Britain, Australia, America, India and Malaysia among others were also included in the list.
Most of the people in the list of 100 most influential people under the age of 30 are from India and most of the people are from the world of showbiz and fashion.
Sports and business figures are also included in the same list, while 30-year-old figures working in the field of human rights and religious freedom, including education, society and health, are also included.
The 21-year-old Pakistani youth Manjot Singh has also been included in the same list.
Manjot Singh has also been nominated for this award because of his religious beliefs and views.
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2024-07-19 20:27:51
