Nida Yasir | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Television presenter |
| Spouse | Yasir Nawaz (m. present) |
| Parent | Kazim Pasha (father) Fehmida Nasreen (mother) |
| Relatives | Fareed Nawaz Baloch (Father-in-law) Danish Nawaz (brother-in-law) Sawera Pasha(sister) |
Nida Pasha, better known as Nida Yasir, is a Pakistani television host, former actress, and model known for her role as Saima in the television drama Hum Tum . She also hosts the morning television show Good Morning Pakistan at ARY Digital. [1]
She is the daughter of television directors and producers Kazim Pasha and Fehmida Nasreen. [2]
She married Yasir Nawaz, an actor, director and producer, in 2002. They have three children together. [3]
Yasir started her career as a producer and model. Later, she joined ARY Digital when Shaista Wahidi accepted an offer from Geo TV for a morning show and left ARY Digital. She has been hosting the morning show Good Morning Pakistan on ARY Digital since 2011. [4] She also works on drama serials on different TV channels.
In 2015, Yasir produced her first feature film, Wrong No. , directed and produced by her husband Yasir Nawaz. [5]
In 2015, Yasir invited fellow actor Shabbir Jan on her show, and during a game show, he caused him to storm out, prompting the other guest Saud to go after him. Yasir later claimed that this was an act propagated to boost show ratings. [6]
In 2020, in an interview with the parents of a rape victim, Yasir asked the couple insensitive questions regarding the rape and eventual murder. This was met with widespread criticism, with the hashtag #BanNidaYasir trending on Pakistani Twitter-space. [7]
Nida Yasir generated further controversy in 2021 when a 2016 clip from her morning show went viral on the internet. In the interview, she displayed a lack of background research by repeatedly asking questions that undermined the achievements of her guests, who were graduate students going to Formula Student USA. [8]
| Year | Title | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Sub Set Hai | Indus Vision |
| 2009 | Nadaaniyaan | Geo TV |
| 2010 | Hum Tum | Geo TV |
| 2013 | Yeh Zindagi Hai | Geo TV |
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