Ishrat Fatima or Ishrat Fatima Saqib is a former Pakistani newsreader and radio presenter who worked for Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan for 35 years. [1]
She was born in Pakistan and lives in Islamabad, Pakistan in 2019. [2]
Ishrat Fatima was 'the face' of 9 pm daily Urdu news Khabarnama news program in the 1980s and 1990s. [1] She started her career at Radio Pakistan hosting a program Khel aur Khiladi. At that time, she was still attending school. [1] She had gone to PTV to audition for a weather segment, but instead was selected for the news segment. [1]
Ishrat Fatima was called "a poised lady presenting news with elegance". [1] She seemed to have a great command of the Urdu language while presenting the news with an abundance of self-confidence. [1] Ishrat used to wear simple and ordinary clothes and was also known for wearing her diamond nose-ring. TV viewers used to be impressed with her grace with which she presented news on TV, coupled with her strong screen presence. 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 she would later present on-screen. [1] [3] [4]
Ishrat Fatima worked for 35 years in the news industry of Pakistan before retiring. [1] Later, she started presenting news bulletins on Pakistan at Voice of America. [4]
She got married in 1996 to Saqib Waheed. After marriage, she was also known as Ishrat Fatima Saqib. They have two children. [1]
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