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After his studies, Safi began his career as a reporter for NNI (News
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from PTV Peshawar from 2002 to 2004. Due to popular demand he again started the show but on PTV World, "Saleem Safi Kay Saath" in Urdu in 2005 from
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for excellence in journalism, 'Journalist of the Year 2021'.
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