Azhar Lodhi is a Pakistani former newscaster and commentator who worked at the

Pakistan Television Pakistan Television Corporation ( ur, ; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster. Pakistan entered the television broadcasting age in 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore. Background Historical co ...

primarily during 1966–1988.

Life and career

Lodhi was born in

Jalandhar Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...

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. Later his family migrated to Pakistan and settled in Rawalpindi. He joined PTV as a newscaster in 1966. A Gallup survey held in 1986 stated that he was the 2nd most famous news caster on PTV. He was removed from PTV after he covered funeral procession of the late president General

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq HI, GCSJ, ร.ม.ภ, (Urdu: ; 12 August 1924 – 17 August 1988) was a Pakistani four-star general and politician who became the sixth President of Pakistan following a coup and declaration of martial law in ...

Awards and recognition

References

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