Arjumand Shaheen

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Arjumand Shaheen
Born
Arjumand Shaheen Zaidi

(1953-11-28) 28 November 1953 (age 71)
Lahore, Pakistan
Education University of Lahore (MA)
Occupations
  • Newscaster
  • Writer
  • Sports commentator
Years active1970 – present
SpouseMazahir Zaidi
Children2
Relatives

Arjumand Shaheen (born 28 November 1953 in Lahore) is a Pakistani newscaster at Radio Pakistan and PTV and a short story writer. [1]

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Early life

Shaheen's parents were from Uttar Pradesh during British India but after the partition of India her family migrated to Pakistan and settled in Lahore, [2] [1] where Arjumand was born on 28 November 1953. [3] She is the sister of actors Shehryar Zaidi, Shahnawaz Zaidi and newscaster Yasmeen Wasti. [1]

She received a Master of Arts from the University of Lahore. [3]

Career

Shaheen started working at Radio Pakistan in 1970, where she worked for two years as a news reader for local news, then later she worked as a sports commentator. [3] [4] She was later contacted by a director from PTV Centre, and eventually was selected for PTV Khabarnama. [5] [6] She used to announce news about important events, such as about Kashmir and business related news. [3] Later she also wrote a short story book which was published in 1978. [4] In the 1980s, she also worked in Milaads. [7]

In the 1980s, Shaheen worked as a newsreader at daily reading News in Khabrnama which used to air on 9 pm. [1]

In 1982, she was awarded Nigar Award for Best Newscaster. [8]

In 1999, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz for her contributions to the Media and Radio Industry. [9]

Later, she moved abroad with her family to London and worked as a short story writer. She wrote a book Mausam Ki Baarish and then she wrote another short story Be Mausam Ki Barish. [10]

Personal life

Shaheen married Mazahir Zaidi and has two daughters also her aunt Azra Asghar is a noval writer. [4]

Filmography

News presentations

YearTitleRoleNetwork
1972Urdu KhabreinNewscaster Radio Pakistan [4]
1974PTV KhabarnamaNewscaster PTV [4]

Awards and recognition

YearAwardCategoryResultPresented byRef.
1982 Nigar Award Best NewscasterWonNigar Awards Committee [8]
1999 Tamgha-e-Imtiaz ArtsWon President of Pakistan [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Family of Shehryar Zaidi". Pakistani Drama Story & Movie Reviews | Ratings | Celebrities | Entertainment news Portal | Reviewit.pk. 16 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "PTV Newscasters Nasreen Hussain and Arjumand Shaheen", M5, archived from the original on 30 July 2023, retrieved 8 March 2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. 1 2 3 4 "نیوز کاسٹر ارجمند شاہین". Pakistan Television Corporation: 119.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 PTV MEMORIES, Arjumand Shaheen & Mahpara Safdar reunion 20 years later, archived from the original on 30 July 2023, retrieved 1 August 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ Āhang - Volume 52. University of Wisconsin-Madison. p. 55.
  6. ↑ Āhang - Volume 52. University of Wisconsin-Madison. p. 22.
  7. ↑ PTV Milaad of Mahpara, Arjumand Shaheen, Fatima Jafri, archived from the original on 30 July 2023, retrieved 19 May 2019{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. 1 2 "نگار ایوارڈز سال 1982". Nigar Weekly (in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 297. 2000.
  9. ↑ Āhang - Volume 52. University of Wisconsin-Madison. p. 23.
  10. ↑ The Herald - Volume 32, Issues 1-3. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 250.
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