Asma Chaudhry

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Asma Chaudhry
آسماء چوہدری
Born (1978-06-07) June 7, 1978 (age 46)
Occupation(s)Journalist, News anchor and host
Years active2001-present

Asma Chaudhry (born 7 June 1978) is a Pakistani TV journalist and a TV news anchor. [1]

She is an anchor on the Neo News's program News Talk with Asma Chaudhry. On April 7, 2012, Chaudhry joined Dawn News as Deputy Editor Research and Analysis and Senior Anchor. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Asma Chaudhry joins DawnNews". Dawn newspaper. 7 April 2012. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2024.