Hafeez Ullah Niazi

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Hafeez Ullah Khan Niazi
حفیظ اللہ خان نیازی
Born (1952-07-02) 2 July 1952 (age 73)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupations
  • Political analyst
  • columnist
Relatives

Hafeez Ullah Khan Niazi is a Pakistani television analyst and columnist who currently appears as an analyst on Report Card on Geo News and Kamran Shahid's show On The Front on Dunya TV channel.

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Early life and family

Hafeez Ullah Niazi was born to Zafarullah Khan Niazi, the uncle of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan. He trained as an engineer of University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila. He later did his master's from Texas Tech, USA.

Niazi is married to the sister of Imran Khan. Their son, Hassan Khan Niazi, who was arrested by Lahore Police on 21 Aug 2025 on charges related to the [May 9 riots].

His brother Irfan Ullah Khan Niazi has been a member of Punjab Assembly from 2022 to 2023. [1] Another brother, Najeebullah Khan Niazi, was a politician and member of the Punjab Assembly. Hafeez Ullah's brother Inamullah Niazi is also a politician and served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.

Political career

Hafeezullah Niazi was one of the founding members of his brother-in-law and cousin’s political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, but later parted his ways due to ideological differences. He also contested the 2002 Pakistani general election from the constitution of PP-44 in Mianwali as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which he lost. [2]

In October 2019, he was banned by PEMRA for 30 days. [3] He challenged the decision of PEMRA. [4] Later, the Lahore High Court suspended the ban. [5]

Writings

Niazi contributes weekly opinion pieces to Daily Jang , offering analyses of current affairs. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "'Hassaan Niazi is Hafeezullah Niazi's son first, PM's nephew second'". Samaa TV . 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  2. ↑ "CM accused of favouring candidate". Dawn . 2003-01-07. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  3. ↑ "Pemra bans TV analyst Niazi". Dawn . 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  4. ↑ Bilal, Rana (2019-10-02). "TV analyst Hafeezullah Niazi challenges Pemra's ban in LHC, terms it 'illegal'". Dawn . Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  5. ↑ Bilal, Rana (2019-10-03). "Pemra's ban on Hafeezullah Niazi suspended by LHC". Dawn . Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  6. ↑ "Hafeez Ullah Niazi – Columnist Profile". Daily Jang. Archived from the original on 30 May 2025.


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