Naeem Bokhari

Naeem Altaf Bokhari, born on October 27, 1948 is a Pakistani TV personality and a Senior Advocate Supreme Court.^[1] Bokhari was born in Lahore, Pakistan to Dr Syed Altaf Hussain Bokhari. He is the younger brother of famous Pakistani fast bowler Saleem Altaf Bokhari. He was formerly married to popular Ghazal singer Tahira Syed (1975- 1990).Bokhari has two children, a son, Hasnain and a daughter, Kiran with his first wife, both of whom are lawyers by profession. Kiran is married and working in New York City.Bokhari married Tamannah Khan in 1995 and has a son, Abbas and two daughters,Noor Zainab and Noor Fatimah from the second marriage

TV shows

Naeem Bokhari has hosted famous TV talk shows including Apne Andaz Se and Naeem Bokhari ke saath on which he has interviewed many famous and influential personalities of the Pakistani society.^[2]

Open letter controversy

His open letter against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry^[3][4] published on Feb 16, 2007 created a controversy and this is also attributed to the eventual dismissal of the Chief Justice by President Pervez Musharraf. The Punjab Bar Council reacted only after March 9, 2007, when the controversy had reached a peak and dismissed his membership in Punjab Bar Council. Subsequently, his membership was renewed.

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