Arjumand Shaheen
Arjumand Shaheen | |
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| Born | Arjumand Shaheen Zaidi |
| Education | University of Lahore (MA) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1972 – present |
| Spouse | Mazahir Zaidi (husband) |
| Children | 2 |
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Arjumand Shaheen is a Pakistani newscaster at Radio Pakistan and PTV and a short story writer.
Early life
Shaheen's parents were from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh during British India but after the partition of India her family migrated to Pakistan and settled in Lahore,[1] where Arjumand was born on 28 November 1952.[2] She is the sister of actors Shehryar Zaidi, Shahnawaz Zaidi and newscaster Yasmeen Wasti.
She received a Master of Arts from the University of Lahore.[2]
Career
Shaheen started working at Radio Pakistan in 1972, where she worked for two years as a news reader for local news, then later she worked as a sports commentator.[2][3] She was later contacted by a director from PTV Centre, and eventually was selected for PTV Khabarnama.[4][5] She used to announce news about important events, such as about Kashmir and business related news.[2] Later she also wrote a short story book which was published in 1978.[3] In the 1980s, she also worked in Milaads.[6]
In 1982, she was awarded Nigar Award for Best Newscaster.[7]
In 1999, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz for her contributions to the Media and Radio Industry.[8]
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.[9]
Personal life
Shaheen married Mazahir Zaidi and has two daughters also her aunt Azra Asghar is a noval writer.[3]
Filmography
News presentations
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Urdu Khabrein | Newscaster | Radio Pakistan[3] |
| 1974 | PTV Khabarnama | Newscaster | PTV[3] |
Awards and recognition
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Presented by | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Nigar Award | Best Newscaster | Won | Nigar Awards Committee | [7] |
| 1999 | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz | Arts | Won | President of Pakistan | [3] |
References
- ^ "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) - ^ a b c d "نیوز کاسٹر ارجمند شاہین". Pakistan Television Corporation: 119.
- ^ a b c d e f 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) - ^ Āhang - Volume 52. University of Wisconsin-Madison. p. 55.
- ^ Āhang - Volume 52. University of Wisconsin-Madison. p. 22.
- ^ 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) - ^ a b "نگار ایوارڈز سال 1982". Nigar Weekly (in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 297. 2000.
- ^ Āhang - Volume 52. University of Wisconsin-Madison. p. 23.
- ^ The Herald - Volume 32, Issues 1-3. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 250.