Mahira Khan is a Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

i video jockey and actress. Mahira has worked with the satellite channels MTV Pakistan

MTV Pakistan

Music Television Pakistan is the Pakistani subsidiary of MTV, a cable television network owned by Viacom Inc. headquartered in New York. The Pakistan franchise has been set up in collaboration with Pakistan's first satellite channel media group known as Indus Media Group . Indus TV is Pakistan's...

 and Aag TV

AAG TV

AAG TV is a youth entertainment channel in Pakistan, owned by Independent Media Corporation . The Urdu word "aag" means "fire."...

. Mahira also starred in the Shoaib Mansoor

Shoaib Mansoor

Shoaib Mansoor , PP, SI, is an acclaimed Pakistani film and television producer, director, writer, lyricist and composer.-Career:...

 film Bol.

Early life

Mahira did her "O" Levels from Foundation Public School in Karachi

Karachi

Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

 and went off to Santa Monica Community College in Los Angeles. Mahira had never thought of becoming a VJ and was studying in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

, U.S.A. from whence she came to Pakistan to enrol at the Indus TV

Indus TV

INDUS is a Pakistani satellite television network offered for international subscribers by the Indus Entertainment Limited. Indus offers a combination of the best programming from the popular channels: Indus Vision, Indus Music also known as MTV Pakistan, Indus News and G KABOOM.Indus, a 24 hour...

 network for an internship in marketing. She is married to Ali Askari, a creative director by profession and has a baby boy, Azlaan.

Career

Mahira has hosted live shows called Most Wanted three days a week on MTV Pakistan

MTV Pakistan

Music Television Pakistan is the Pakistani subsidiary of MTV, a cable television network owned by Viacom Inc. headquartered in New York. The Pakistan franchise has been set up in collaboration with Pakistan's first satellite channel media group known as Indus Media Group . Indus TV is Pakistan's...

 and Weekend with Mahira on Aag TV

AAG TV

AAG TV is a youth entertainment channel in Pakistan, owned by Independent Media Corporation . The Urdu word "aag" means "fire."...

. She has worked alongside other VJs like Anoushey Ashraf

Anoushey Ashraf

Anoushey Ashraf is a Pakistani VJ and actress. As a VJ, she appeared on the music channel MTV Pakistan. She has also acted in a play for PTV directed by Saira Kazmi in a 13-episode serial – in which her role was that of a best friend of the lead, played by Marina Khan...

 and Dino.

Khan had her film debut in Shoaib Mansoor's 2011 Bol co-starring Atif Aslam

Atif Aslam

Atif Aslam is a Pakistani pop singer. He is widely recognized in South Asia and has given several hit songs such as Aadat, Woh Lamhe, Tere Bin, Bakhuda Tumhi Ho, Pehli Nazar Mein, Tera Hone Laga Hoon, Tu Jaane Na, Tere Liye. He is one of the most popular South Asian celebrity on Facebook with...

, Humaima Abbasi

Humaima Abbasi

Humaima Malick is a Pakistani television actress and model. She first walked the runway for fashion designer Deepak Perwani. She was only fourteen years old at that time. She has worked in different drama serials and made her film debut in 2011 with Shoaib Mansoor's Bol.She was previously married...

, Iman Ali

Iman Ali

Iman Ali is a Pakistani actress and model.She is the second daughter of television/film actor Abid Ali with his first wife, Humaira Ali. She has two sisters, Maryam and Rahma Ali and both are actresses....

and others. She has worked in humsafar and neeyat

Television

Drama
Year	Title	Role	Additional Notes
2011	Neeyat	Aaila	ARY Digital
	Humsafar	Khirad	Hum TV