abbas started his journalism career in 1981 with "the star" after joining the dawn media group. between 1984 and 1992, in addition to "the star", he also reported for the khaleej times as a correspondent. in 1988, he joined "the herald" as senior reporter and went on to become its special correspondent in 1992 and then as its bureau chief. he has also worked for bbc as a correspondent in islamabad and karachi<ref name="dawn/3october2010"></ref> for about 16 years.<ref name="wan-ifra/profile"></ref>