ed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁journalist ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁wanted ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁popular ▁Ur du ▁daily ▁J ang . ▁However , ▁as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁what ▁he ▁now ▁regards ▁as ▁good ▁luck , ▁he ▁got ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁appointment ▁with ▁an ▁English ▁Daily : ▁' The ▁Dem ocrat '. ▁After ▁Masters ▁in ▁Mass ▁Communic ation , ▁Abb asi ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁journalist ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁His ▁first ▁st int ▁was ▁with ▁an ▁English ▁language ▁daily , ▁The ▁Dem ocrat . ▁Later , ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁two ▁months ▁at ▁Pakistan ▁Times ▁newspaper , ▁before ▁eventually ▁joining ▁The ▁News ▁International , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁is ▁now ▁an ▁editor . ▁He ▁regards ▁English ▁journal ism ▁better ▁than ▁Ur du ▁journal ism , ▁as ▁he ▁feels ▁that ▁mostly ▁an ▁Ur du ▁journalist ▁does ▁nothing ▁but ▁dealing ▁with ▁' Statement ▁Journal ism '. ▁His ▁own ▁experience ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁English ▁Journal ism ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁gives ▁a ▁journalist ▁more ▁growth ▁opportun ities ▁and ▁more ▁ch ances ▁to ▁learn . ▁He ▁feels ▁good ▁that ▁he ▁land ed ▁in ▁English ▁Journal ism ▁from ▁the ▁very ▁start . ▁ ▁Exper ien ces ▁abroad ▁ ▁While ▁purs uing ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁he ▁lear nt ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁from ▁his ▁School ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁expos ure ▁otherwise ▁as ▁well . ▁He ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁he ▁lear nt ▁more ▁from ▁trav elling ▁and ▁visit ing ▁places ▁than ▁what ▁he ▁did ▁from ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁at