Multan ( south Punjab) Professor Shehzad Ahmed Khan on the behalf of Rural Media Network Pakistan, handed over RMNP Sadiq Press Freedom Award 2015 to its winner Mr Zafar Aaheer Resident Editor Urdu Daily Jang Multan which carries a cash of PKR 100,000 ( US$1000).
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