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WELLINGTON (Florida, USA): Pakistan clenched a magnificent place in the arena of global media Saturday when its’ first independent daily web newspaper ‘Pakistan Times’ won the prestigious and illustrious Golden Web Award 2003-2004 from the International Association of Web Masters and Designers — IAWMD.

Breaking this news, the Chairman of the global set-up of grand repute, Darin Carter said that the IAWMD reviewed ‘Pakistan Times’ by all perceptions like its contents and lay-out for several weeks and the jury unanimously reached the conclusion that this newspaper of Pakistan pragmatically deserved this fabulous honour.

Creativity, Integrity and Excellence on the Web

Via an electronic message to ‘Pakistan Times’, the IAWMD chief Carter said, ‘In recognition of creativity, integrity and excellence on the Web, ‘Pakistan Times’ - Daily Web Newspaper has been reviewed and chosen to bear the 2003-2004 Golden Web Award.’

Nominee for GWA 2004-2005

The site ‘Pakistan Times’ - Daily Web Newspaper is now a proud winner of the Golden Web Award and is a now nominee for Golden Web Award 2004-2005.

‘Winning the Golden Web Award could make a dramatic difference in your IT career by adding instant recognition and credibility to your professional standing,’ the message said.

The IAWMD has also beamed an link where the Golden Web Award, given to ‘Pakistan Times’ can be verified conveniently.

Criteria for GWA

The Golden Web Awards is a service of the IAWMD and is presented to only those sites whose web design, originality and content have achieved levels of excellence deserving of recognition by its staff and members from over 140 countries worldwide.

With this prime acclamation by the global experts, ‘Pakistan Times’ has earlier to its’ credit some marvelous awards both from within Pakistan as well as from beyond oceanic.

Likewise, it was won acclaim even from the Paris-based UN set-up which approved an ISSN [International Standard Serial Number] for it, duly displayed atop the front page.

Acknowledgements

A publication of TIMES Group, ‘Pakistan Times’ is edited by Pakistan’s noted journalist, political analyst and ex-Director of News, Pakistan TV, Mumtaz Hamid Rao.

The other publications of the Group — with Raza Mumtaz as its Managing Editor —include ‘The World Today’ [www.TWTNews.com] and Urdu daily ‘Daur-e-Jadded [www.TWTNews.net].

Backdrop

Launched on the 1st of May 2003, ‘Pakistan Times’ has been well-acknowledged the world-over. Its’ popularity is evident from a solitary fact that ‘Pakistan Times’ to-date has received close to 8 million valued and distinguished readers in a short span of just 10 months.

To bring to its’ cherished readers the latest episodes, around the globe, ‘Pakistan Times’ is instantly updated with fresh stories with a fascinating facility of News Alerts and Breaking News with a unique professional style. A newer version of PT is expected in the early April 2004 with new look and better news dissemination services.

Gratitude to Visitors

While eulogizing the patronage by its’ buoyant visitors, ‘Pakistan Times’ feels optimistic that their zest for the web newspaper, originating from Pakistan with UK as its’ uplink podium shall stay intact, rather grow in times ahead, enabling it [‘Pakistan Times’] to achieve still more triumphs with an absolute independent and professional approach in the arena of web medium of news and views dissemination, which is the vital requirement of the 21st century epoch.