Malik Waseem Akhtar — Profile
Editor-in-Chief, Eleven News (الیون نیوز)
About
Malik Waseem Akhtar was born on 1 May 1975 in Jhelum, Pakistan. His father’s name is Malik Feroz Khan.
He received his early education up to Matric from Government High School Jada, and completed his F.A. and B.A. from Government Degree College Tahlianwala, Jhelum.
After completing his education, he started a timber business in Jhelum. In 2008, he entered journalism and began writing columns. He served as Editor and Bureau Chief of various newspapers, while continuing his column writing alongside.
He is currently residing in France.
Religion: Islam (Sunni).
Journalism Career
- 2008 — Entered journalism and began writing columns.
- March 2018 — Appointed as representative (Numainda) of Daily Dunya for Jhelum by Dunya Media Group.
- April 2018 — Chief Editor of Daily Naqsh Duma, Jhelum (named as Chief Editor on the newspaper’s masthead).
- April 2019 — Appointed Bureau Chief for Jhelum by Daily Al-Akhbar (Urdu).
- Columnist — Author of bylined columns (تحریر: ملک وسیم اختر) published in Daily Nawai Khalil, Daily Al-Akhbar, Daily Naqsh Duma and other newspapers, spanning approximately 2017–2025.
- 2019 — District Reporter, Jhelum, for The Newspaper (press card, valid to 30 June 2019).
- 2019 — Editor, Daily Naqsh-i-Dawam, Jhelum (press card, 2019).
- Resident Editor, Jhelum — Daily Crime Mail, Multan (appointment notice).
- Bureau Chief, Jhelum — Royal News HD.
- Bureau Chief, Jhelum — Daily Jinnah, Islamabad.
- Best Columnist — Best Performance Certificate, Royal Media House, Jhelum.
President, Jhelum Press Club (Registered)
In 2018, Malik Waseem Akhtar was elected unopposed as President of the Jhelum Press Club (Registered), Katchery Chowk, Jhelum.
- The Jhelum Press Club presidents’ board records his term as 18–19 — ملک وسیم اختر.
- His oath ceremony was attended by Deputy Commissioner Jhelum, Iqbal Hussain Khan, who administered the oath.
- In January 2019, Daily Pakistan (Lahore) and Daily Nawa-i-Waqt (Lahore) reported him as President, Jhelum Press Club, in a story about uniting Jhelum journalists and acting against anti-social and criminal elements. In that story he said his mission was to unite journalist brothers and fight against criminal elements, and to bring all working journalists of Jhelum onto one platform.
Eleven News
Malik Waseem Akhtar is the Editor-in-Chief of Eleven News (الیون نیوز), an Urdu news outlet publishing at elevennews.live, covering Jhelum, Pakistan and international news.