List of Pakistani journalists
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- Afra Abadan
- Agha Shorish KashmiriAgha Shorish KashmiriAgha Shorish Kashmiri was a scholar, writer, debater, and leader of the Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam party. He was a figure of the freedom movement of undivided India. He was the chief editor of the weekly Chattan.-References:...
- Hasan AbidiHasan AbidiHasan Abidi was a noted Pakistani journalist, writer and a senior Urdu language poet.- Life :He was born on July 7, 1929 in Jaunpur, UP, and educated in Azamgarh and Allahabad and after the partition of India in 1947, he moved to Pakistan and settled in Karachi and associated with journalism and...
- Munawar AbroMunawar AbroMunwar Abro is an award-winning Pakistani newspaper political cartoonist and illustrator who has worked for the Pakistani newsmagazine Newsline amongst other publications. In 2006, the All Pakistan Newspapers Society named him as the winner of the award for Best Cartoon at their annual awards...
- Saadia AfzaalSaadia AfzaalSaadia Afzaal is a Pakistani journalist and television news anchor. She is known for her show Nuqta-e-Aitraz on PTV News.She hosts a political talk show in which top Pakistani politicians, international politicians from the government and opposition members plus global analysts and other famous...
- Ahfaz-ur-RahmanAhfaz-ur-RahmanAhfaz-ur-Rahman born on April 4, 1942, is a Pakistani writer and poet. He is also a well-known journalist who has always struggled for the freedom of the press and for the rights of working journalists and other media workers...
- Eqbal AhmadEqbal AhmadEqbal Ahmad was a Pakistani writer, journalist, and anti-war activist. He was strongly critical of the Middle East strategy of the United States as well as what he saw as the "twin curse" of nationalism and religious fanaticism in such countries as Pakistan.-Life:Ahmad was born in the village of...
- Iftikhar AhmadIftikhar AhmadAgha Iftikhar Ahmad, , is a Pakistani research journalist and an active political activist. Ahmad started his career in 1980, after his released and joined Jang Media Network and since then, he occupied a senior position in the Network...
- Khaled AhmedKhaled AhmedKhaled Ahmed , born 21 December 1943, is a best known Pakistani political analyst, his weekly column appears in Pakistan's newspaper The Friday Times. He regularly contributes to The Daily Times, both published in Lahore....
- Ahmed Tamjid AijaziAhmed Tamjid AijaziAhmed Tamjid Aijazi is a Pakistani journalist, public speaker and political analyst based in Dubai. He is a special correspondent for Daily Hurriyat News and the ex-Editor News of AAJ TV. He has previously worked as consultant for ILIM TV, a Dubai based Pakistani TV Channel. He has also worked...
- Maulana Mahboob AlamMaulana Mahboob AlamMaulvi Mahbub Alam , lived in Gujranwala Pakistani journalist and publisher, He is a pioneer in Pakistan journalism, and in 1888 he founded the daily newspaper Paisa Akhbar covering political-social news....
- Malik Barkat AliMalik Barkat AliMalik Barkat Ali was a Muslim Indian politician, lawyer, journalist and academic.He was elected to India's parliament in 1937 for the Muslim League...
- Somy AliSomy AliSomy Ali is a former Bollywood actress and current model and journalist. She has her own clothing line, So-Me Designs apart from running a non profit organization, No More Tears...
- Ayaz AmirAyaz AmirAyaz Amir is a renowned Pakistani Journalist, and is a newly elected Member of National Assembly in Pakistan's Parliament.He is most famous for his columns in the newspaper Dawn. He is also known as a politician. His columns are critical of the Pakistan Army's role in politics throughout the...
- Rais AmrohviRais AmrohviSyed Muhammad Mehdi, known as Rais Amrohvi was a noted scholar, Urdu poet and psychoanalyst of Pakistan, however he can not be classified as a psychoanalyst in a traditional sense, as he looked at psychology through a spiritual perspective rather than scientific.He was born on September 12,...
- Imran AnwarImran AnwarImran Anwar is a Pakistani American technologist, electrical engineer, business entrepreneur, journalist, television personality, photographer and speaker....
- Imran AslamImran AslamImran Aslam is a journalist and media personality from Pakistan.Imran Aslam graduated from Government College Lahore, later studying at the London School of Economics and School of Oriental & African Studies where he read Economics, Politics, and International Relations.Before he turned to...
- Sheikh Younas AzamSheikh Younas AzamSheikh Younas Azam was a noted Kashmiri journalist. He served as a reporter and eventually became the Bureau Chief of various leading Urdu and English newspapers of Pakistan – including Daily Jang – in old as well as steadily developing New Mirpur City.During his career, late Younas Azam served...
- Aasma SheraziAasma SheraziAasma Sherazi is a Pakistani female journalist and an anchor working at SAMAA TV. Previously, she has worked on GEO News and later on ARY News.- Career :...
- Asma ChaudhryAsma ChaudhryAsma Chaudhry is a Pakistani female journalist and anchor. She is currently anchor on the Dunya News's program "In Session with Asma Chaudhry".- External links :* on the Dunya News...
- Anis ShiekhAnis ShiekhAnis Shiekh is a Pakistani Business Journalist and anchor.He is currently working with Dunya News as The Editor of Business Desk. He is also the host for a talk show and current affairs program named as "Nafaa Nuqsan".- External links :* at Dunya News...
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- Zaib-un-Nissa HamidullahZaib-un-Nissa HamidullahZaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah was a pioneer of Pakistani literature and journalism in English, and also a pioneer of feminism in Pakistan, West Pakistan till 1971. She was Pakistan's first female columnist , editor, publisher and political commentator...
- Mohammad Hanif (author)
- Muhammad Izhar ul HaqMuhammad Izhar ul HaqMuhammad Izhar ul Haq, is a columnist and a renowned poet of Urdu language, in Pakistan. He has received international recognition for his contribution to Urdu literature, and has been awarded Pakistan’s highest civil award Pride of performance in 2008...
- Agha Iqrar HaroonAgha Iqrar HaroonAgha Iqrar Haroon is a Pakistani Journalist and founder of an organization ESP , which was officially documented in May 1997...
- Khalid HasanKhalid HasanKhalid Hasan was a senior Pakistani journalist and writer. He was born in Srinagar, Kashmir.He was the brother in law of first elected president of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Mr K.H.Khurshid private secretary to Mohammed Ali Jinnah,the founder of Pakistan...
- Mehdi Hasan (journalist)Mehdi Hasan (journalist)Mehdi Hasan is the vice chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, and the Dean of School of Media & Communication at Beaconhouse National University....
- Zahida HinaZahida HinaZahida Hina is a noted Urdu columnist, essayist, short story writer, novelist and dramatist from Pakistan.- Life :...
- Altaf HusainAltaf HusainAltaf Husain was an eminent journalist of the South Asia. He was born on January 26, 1900 in Bangladesh. He received his early education in Calcutta and then attended Dhaka University where he graduated with an M.A...
- Irfan HusainIrfan HusainIrfan Husain has been writing on a wide range of subjects for newspapers in Pakistan and elsewhere since 1970. He currently writes two weekly columns for Dawn, Pakistan’s widely circulated and highly respected daily...
- Mishal HusainMishal HusainMishal Husain is a television news presenter for the BBC's international news channel, BBC World News, presenting Impact between 1400 and 1600 GMT every Monday to Thursday as well as presenting the Sunday evening editions of the BBC Weekend News on BBC One...
- Saneeya HussainSaneeya HussainSaneeya Hussain was a Pakistani journalist and environmentalist. She married a Brazilian man in 1998 and died in Brazil in 2005....
- Talat Hussain (news executive)
- Haider QureshiHaider QureshiHaider Qureshi , born Qureshi Ghulam Haider Arshad on January 13, 1952 in Chenab Nagar, Punjab, is a well-known Pakistani Urdu poet, writer and journalist. His poetry is a rich colours of traditional Urdu and the local lingo. He is also researcher of "mahiya" on correct meter poetry methods...
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- Janbaz MirzaJanbaz MirzaJanbaz Mirza was a writer, poet, and journalist from the Indian subcontinent and later Pakistan. He played a role in the Pakistan Movement and was the leader and official historian of the Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam party. He joined the Ahrar Party in 1932. After the partition of India, he started to...
- Javed JabbarJaved JabbarJaved Jabbar is a legend of advertising in Pakistan, a famous politician, former information minister and an intellectual. He is father of renowned producer Mehreen Jabbar...
- Akhtar JamalAkhtar JamalAkhtar Jamal , is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Pakistan Press Agency and Tele-Visual Infolink. He is also a Special Correspondent of Bridges TV, USA and Channel News Asia ....
- Orya Maqbool JanOrya Maqbool JanOrya Maqbool Jan is a renowned columnist, poet and CSS officer from Pakistan, who writes Urdu columns for Daily Express, Pakistan. He has received numerous national awards, including the best Urdu columnist in 2004. One collection of poetry has been published...
- Junaid SaleemJunaid SaleemJunaid Saleem is a Pakistani journalist and Talk show host at Dunya News. He is working as a host in a Pakistan most popular political comedy talk show Hasb-e-Haal, with Najia Baig and Sohail Ahmed.- Early life and education :...
- Javed IqbalJaved Iqbal (anchor)Javed Iqbal is a Pakistani anchor currently working on Dunya News and other large groups of media in Pakistan.- Career :He started his career from University of Peshawar as Media and Protocol officer. He is currently working at Dunya News as a host in "NEWS WATCH" program. And also working on other...
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- Syed Qasim MahmoodSyed Qasim MahmoodSyed Qasim Mahmood Pakistani intellectual and Urdu short story writer, novelist, editor, publisher, translator and for most encyclopedist of Pakistan...
- Aijaz Ahmad MangiAijaz Ahmad MangiAijaz Ahmad Mangi [ Sindhi: اعجاز احمد منگى ] born February 25, 1965 in Shikarpur, Sindh is a writer and journalist. He has interviewed many notable Pakistani personalities including Murtaza Bhutto, GM Syed. & Sherbaz Mazari. He is a writes for the Daily Ummat, an Urdu-language newspaper...
- Hussain MansoorHussain MansoorHussain Mansoor, alias Hussain Bux, is generally known as Hussain Mansoor. He was born May 4, 1980 and is one of the more well known journalists writers and political analysts of the Pakistan. He is the Editor of Taleem Namah, a magazine which focuses on educational issues...
- Javed MalikJaved MalikJaved Malik is Pakistan's Ambassador at Large. He is also a noted television journalist & Corporate Lawyer in addition to having business interests in London, Dubai and Pakistan. He is also the Editor in Chief of The Diplomat Magazine published from the UAE *...
- Nadeem Malik (Pakistani journalist)
- Mehruddin MarriMehruddin MarriMehruddin Marri is a journalist of Sindhi newspaper Daily Kawish in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. Mehruddin Marri was arrested by intelligence services on June 27th, 2006 from Hyderabad and was later released in October 2006.-References:...
- Anthony MascarenhasAnthony MascarenhasNeville Anthony Mascarenhas was a Pakistani journalist and author. His works include exposés on the brutality of Pakistan's military during the 1971 independence movement of Bangladesh, The Rape of Bangladesh and Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood...
- Shahid MasoodShahid MasoodShahid Masood Khan , commonly known as Dr. Shahid Masood, is Pakistani journalist, columnist, TV show host and a political analyst. He is the former President of ARY TV Network, Group Executive Director of Geo TV network and MD/Chairman of Pakistan Televion Corporation. Currently, he is working as...
- Shireen Mazari
- Hamid MirHamid MirHamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist and editor. He is also a news anchor, terrorism expert, and security analyst who regularly participates in international conferences. He is also known for his columns in Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, and English newspapers and hosts a popular political talk show on Geo...
- Tahir MirzaTahir MirzaTahir Mirza was a senior Pakistani journalist and former editor of Dawn, Pakistan's oldest and most widely circulated English-language newspaper. He was resident editor of the newspaper in Lahore and worked as a correspondent in Washington, DC, before becoming editor of the paper.He died on May...
- Jugnu MohsinJugnu MohsinJugnu Mohsin is a Pakistani publisher and editor of the Lahore-based The Friday Times, Pakistan's first English-language independent newsweekly.-Background:...
- Saima MohsinSaima MohsinSaima Mohsin is a British journalist.Mohsin attended the University of Birmingham and in 1998 gained a BA degree in political science with English literature, followed by a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism in 1999...
- Meher BukhariMeher BukhariMeher Bukhari is a Pakistani female journalist and a host, working at Dunya News. She has been working on SAMAA TV and fired later.- Career :She started her career as a Journalist and a Host on TV programs in SAMAA TV which she fired later...
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- Arman SabirArman SabirArman Sabir is an investigative Pakistani journalist associated with the BBC Urdu Service, based in the capital city of Islamabad since 2009 when he was promoted to producer...
- Tariq Ismail SagarTariq Ismail SagarTariq Ismail Sagar is a contemporary Urdu fiction writer in Pakistan.- References :...
- Ghazi SalahuddinGhazi SalahuddinGhazi Salahuddin is a Pakistani journalist working for The News International and Geo TV. He was President of the Karachi Press Club in 2006.He was a presenter of the television quiz show Kasauti Master Mind during the 1990s.-References:...
- Ahmad SalimAhmad SalimAhmad Salim or Muhammad Salim Khawaja is a writer, archivist and co-founder of the South Asian Research and Resource Centre, a private archive established in 2001...
- Shaheen SehbaiShaheen SehbaiShaheen Sehbai is a Pakistani-American journalist and the current Group Editor of daily English newspaper The News International. Shaheen Sehbai resigned from The News International in March 2002 after receiving a memorandum from his publisher admonishing him for publication of libellous matter,...
- Najam SethiNajam SethiNajam Sethi is an award-winning Pakistani journalist and the editor-in-chief of The Friday Times, a Lahore-based political weekly. He was previously the editor of Daily Times and Daily Aajkal newspapers. He also hosts a popular political program in Urdu, called Aapas ki Baat, on GEO News...
- Bina ShahBina Shah-Early life and Education:The eldest of three children, Shah was born in Karachi to a Sindhi family. She obtained a B.A. in Psychology from Wellesley College, USA and a M.Ed in Educational Technology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, USA....
- Reba ShahidReba ShahidReba Shahid is an information and communication technology -focused journalist from Pakistan. She is the Editor of the Spider and writes a fortnightly column on Information Technology for the BBC website in Urdu named Reba Ki Diary -Articles by Reba Shahid:* *...
- Riaz ShahidRiaz ShahidRiaz Shahid was a noted Pakistani filmmaker, film writer, and journalist. His real name was Sheikh Riaz, but was called by his nickname Shahid. Originally from Kashmir, Riaz settled in Lahore where he started his career as a journalist for newspaper Chataan and later joined Faiz Ahmed Faiz's...
- Kamal Siddiqi
- Syed Saleem ShahzadSyed Saleem ShahzadSyed Saleem Shahzad was a Pakistani investigative journalist who wrote widely for leading European and Asian media. He served as the Pakistan Bureau Chief of Asia Times Online and Italian news agency Adnkronos . He was found dead in a canal in North-east Pakistan, showing signs of torture, two...
\ - Mehmood ShamMehmood ShamMahmood Shaam is an Urdu-language journalist of Pakistan. He is the editor in Karachi of the Daily Jang, Pakistan's largest newspaper.He will be working as the Chief Editor of Ary Digital Urdu News paper.- Writer :Cardio Spasm 1969...
- Muneeza ShamsieMuneeza ShamsieMuneeza Shamsie is a Pakistani writer, critic, bibliographer and freelance journalist. She was born in Lahore, Pakistan into a literary-minded family, and was educated in England. She is daughter of the writer Jahanara Habibullah...
- Ayesha Siddiqa
- Abid Qaiyum Suleri
- Z. A. Suleri
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- Muhammad Ismail ZabeehMuhammad Ismail ZabeehMaulana Muhammad Ismail Zabeeh was a writer, orator, historian and a journalist involved in the Pakistan movement in 1947.He was a leader of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam...
- Mahbub Jamal ZahediMahbub Jamal ZahediMahbub Jamal Zahedi was a veteran journalist and philatelist from Pakistan. During a career of nearly fifty years he served as editor of the Khaleej Times, Dubai, UAE as well the news editor and senior assistant editor of Dawn, Karachi, Pakistan. -Early and personal life:Mahbub Jamal Zahedi was...
- Ehsan Ilahi ZahirEhsan Ilahi ZahirEhsaan Elahi Zaheer was a religious scholar and leader of the Ahle Hadith Islamic movement. He was born on 31 May 1945 in Sialkot, Pakistan and died from an assassin's bomb blast on 30 March 1987.-Early life and education :...
- Fasi ZakaFasi ZakaFasi Zaka is a television host, satirist, political columnist, radio talk show host, music critic, academic and Rhodes Scholar in Pakistan. He is recognized for being one of the few media polymaths in Pakistan with a successful presence in print, television and radio, he is a public intellectual...
- Nasim ZehraNasim ZehraNasim Zehra is a Pakistani anchor and a columnist.- Education :Nasim Zehra is a fellow of Harvard University Asia Center, Cambridge, Mass. and Adjunct professor at SAIS Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC. She did MBA from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.- Career :She became Pakistan’s...
- Nasira ZuberiNasira ZuberiNasira Zuberi, is a Pakistani television personality.Hailing from a literary family background, she got her early education from home town, Lahore and received a master's degree in Economics from the University of Punjab. She started her career in 1988 as a reporter for Business Recorder,...