Aftab Iqbal
| Aftab Iqbal | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
9 September 1961 Okara, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Government College University |
| Occupation | Anchor, TV Host, Journalist |
| Years active | 1986 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Nasreen Aftab |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Zafar Iqbal |
Aftab Iqbal is a Pakistani TV host and a journalist. He is known for being the former host of TV programs like Khabarnaak by Geo TV (2010), Hasb-e-Haal by Dunya TV (2009) and Khabardaar by Express News (Pakistan) starting in 2015.[1][2]
His presence on digital media is through his YouTube channel GupShup With Aftab Iqbal.[3] On his YouTube channel he announced the launch of his own channel to be called Aap News proposed to air from around 14 Aug 2018.[4]
Early life and career
Aftab Iqbal was born on 9 September 1961. He received his master's degree from Government College University (Lahore) in 1985 and then went on to get a diploma in History of Mass Communications from San Jose State University in California in 1986.
He then worked as a reporter from 1986 to 1988 and held some positions in the private sector companies of Pakistan. Then he briefly worked as a 'Media Advisor' to Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan) from 1994 to 1995. After that, he used to write a column in Nawa-i-Waqt newspaper from 1995 to 2010.
He is the son of well-known poet Zafar Iqbal who also has been writing columns for different Pakistani newspapers for over 35 years.[5]
Performance at Khabarnaak TV show
He also used to write this program's script and, as a host of the show, used to try to keep it focused on the political comedy and satire and not let it wander aimlessly.[1] The crew and cast of Khabarnaak used to do parodies or mimicries of Pakistan's known politicians like Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, Rehman Malik, Shahbaz Sharif, Anwar Maqsood, Pakistani TV personality Tariq Aziz and pop music artist Ali Azmat among many others.[1]
Aftab Iqbal also used to include a short educational segment in this program, called Zabaan-o-Bayaan in which he used to point out the pronunciation errors in commonly used Urdu language words to the viewers.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Qaisar Rashid (8 April 2014). "A few words on Khabarnaak". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ↑ After Iqbal's pontification Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 7 May 2016, Retrieved 29 March 2018
- ↑ "GupShup With Aftab Iqbal". YouTube.
- ↑ Bilal, Aiman. "Aftab Iqbal to Open his Own News Channel – RS-NEWS". www.researchsnipers.com.
- ↑ Zafar Iqbal speaks out on Poetry Dawn (newspaper), Published 2 April 2009, Retrieved 28 March 2018
External links
- Aftab Iqbal on IMDb