Arshad Sharif
| Arshad Sharif ارشد شریف | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ارشد شریف |
| Born |
Arshad Sharif 22 February 1973 Karachi, Pakistan |
| Education |
Masters in Public Administration Masters in Media Studies |
| Alma mater | Ulster University |
| Occupation | Anchor and Analyst, ARY News |
| Employer | ARY Network |
| Known for |
PowerPlay, ARY News TV Show "Kyun", Dunya TV |
| Notable credit(s) |
Senior Anchor, ARY News Bureau Chief, Islamabad Anchor, Dunya TV Former Director News, Aaj News Former Director News, Dunya TV |
| Television | PowerPlay, ARY News |
| Awards | Agahi Award |
| Website | http://www.reportersdiary.com |
Arshad Sharif (Urdu: ارشد شریف)(born 22 February 1973) is a Pakistani journalist, writer and photographer. He has worked with leading national and international media organisations.[1] He has received award for his journalistic work.[2][3] Sharif is currently hosting his popular talk show PowerPlay on ARY News. Sharif served on AAJ News as News Director. Prior to joining Aaj, he was leading the news team of Dunya TV as Director News and the host of program Kyun.[1]
Early life
Sharif was born in Karachi, Pakistan. He began his journalistic career as a freelancer in 1993 while he was still a student. He received his Master of Science in Public Administration from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad. He also has a master's degree in Media Studies from UK with a distinction as a Chevening scholar.[1]
He has also headed AAJ News and Dunya TV as Director News.[1] He has worked as a Bureau Chief of Dawn News.[4]
His first media job was with a weekly publication, Pulse, he served as a columnist, reporter and managing editor in 1999.[5] Sharif joined The News in 1999 and Daily Dawn in 2001.
Journalistic career
Sharif covered conflicts in tribal areas with the specialisation in defence and foreign affairs. He reported for leading Pakistani news organisations from London, Paris, Strasbourg and Kiel. Sharif is the winner of a 2012 Agahi Award.[2][3]
Power Play
Arshad Sharif started his program Power Play on ARYNews in 2014 and the program proved to be a roaring success. The program focused on giving viewers new information rather than having discussions. Following this program HEC Privatisation had to be reviewed by the government. Sharif brought to attention that the Motorway project was going to Saifur Rehman of Ahtesaab Commission fame. He publicized the document signed by Saifur Rehman and Chairman NHA in China under the cover of a Chinese investment company.
Sharif brought to attention one of the most controversial privatizations in the history of Pakistan, MCB. Sharif unearthed the long lost NAB report on MCB Privatisation that showed how Nawaz Sharif had handed the bank to Mian Mansha for small favours. Sharif also brought to attention the illegitimate purchase of St. James Hotel in London by Nishat Group.
PowerPlay is perhaps the only program in Pakistani news channels which started raising questions on foreign properties of The Sharif Family even before Panama Papers. Later, PowerPlay team sent questions to Prime Minister Media Cell regarding their off shore companies which remain unanswered to the date. Arshad Sharif via his program PowerPlay was the one who brought most of the documents and investigations related to the affidavit of Ishaq Dar, SECP Inquiry into PanamaLeaks, other off shore companies which were later admitted by the Sharif Family
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Dunya Tv Anchor Profil". Dunyan.TV. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- 1 2 "Agahi Awards launched for journalists". Daily Times. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- 1 2 "Winners of Agahi Awards 2012". Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ↑ "Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Television Roundtable with Dawn, ARY, AAJ, Dunya, Geo, Express, and Pakistan TV". US Embassy.gov. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ↑ "Weekly Pulse". Weekly Pulse.org. Retrieved 11 April 2012.