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Ishrat Fatima (or Ishrat Fatima Saqib) is a former Pakistani newsreader and radio presenter who worked for Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan. In 2019, she received a civil award for her services.

Early life

She was born in Pakistan and lives in Lahore

Career

Ishrat Fatima was 'the face' of 9 pm daily Urdu news Khabarnama in the 1980s and 1990s. She started her career in Radio Pakistan hosting a program Khel aur Khiladi. she had gone to PTV to audition for a weather segment, but instead was selected for the news segment.

Ishrat Fatima was called "a poised lady presenting news with elegance". She seemed to have a great command of the Urdu language while presenting the news with an abundance of self-confidence. During an interview with a Pakistani English-language newspaper, she said that she used to put in effort and time in rehearsing before she actually went on-screen, including fact-checking everything.

Personal life

She got married in 1996 to Saqib Waheed. They have two children.

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ Madiha Nizam (3 October 2018). "In conversation with PTV's yesteryear newscaster Ishrat Fatima". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. President Alvi confers top civil, military awards for excellence on Pakistan Day Dawn (newspaper), Published 23 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019

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