Career
Haroon is a research journalist and social activist and started his career in 1986, with Progressive Press International (PPI). Since then, he has been working on different assignments with different international television channels and newspapers including ETN News agency Islamabad First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Jazeera Television Islamabad, Abdu Dubai Television Islamabad, Chief Control News Waqt Television Lahore and Geo News Lahore. He conceived developed a number of international projects in the field of tourism and media development including The Ecotourism Society Pakistan, The Region Initiative and news Agency namely Dispatch News Desk (DND. Since then, he has occupied senior positions in different media houses such as Nawa - i - Waqt Group, First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Jazeera Television Channel in Pakistan, Abu Dhabi television, Waqt television, GEO News, Abb Takk and so on.
Haroon is currently working as a freelance writer for Eturbo News owns a news agency Dispatch News Desk.
He is a Research Scholar of Eurasian Studies and has been teaching in Central Asia and South Asia. He has a number of Research papers on his cr about Development in Eurasia.
He is International Award winning Journalist for his work in Central Asia. He got several awards including Award of Excellence from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Kazakhstan
Born in 1965, Haroon grew up in Lahore, Pakistan and Registered as P.H.D (Anthropology) scholar in Quaid -eAzam university Islamabad.
He has attended Central Model High School and went to Government College Lahore where he completed his bachelor"s degree in social work and psychology before completing Masters in Philosophy.
Haroon is also grand son of Hifz-ur-Rehman who was a Pakistani archaeologist, historian and linguist and son of Abdul Aziz, managing proprietor of the newspaper Paisa Akhbaar. Rehman is known for his services in the field of archaeology, history and linguistic research
Haroon started his career in 1986 with Progressive Press International and has worked with number of Print and Electronic media houses such as, The Nation, The News, The Frontier Post, ETN News, First Rate (at Lloyd's) Jazeera, Abu Dhabi television, Waqt television, Geo News, Abb Takk. Haroon has also worked on war conflicted areas like Afghanistan and has a strong hold on Regional Politics of Central Asia and South Asia.
He initiated and anchored first ever transport gender show in Pakistan that was closed down after 6 months due to political and religious pressures.