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

Pakistan Television Pakistan Television Corporation (; reporting name: PTV); also known as ''Pakistan Television'', is the Pakistani state-owned broadcasting, broadcaster founded by the Government of Pakistan, operating under the Ministry of Information & Broadc ...

primarily during 1966–1988.

Life and career

Lodhi was born in

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. Later, his family migrated to Pakistan and settled in

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. 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 the funeral procession of the late president General

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (12 August 192417 August 1988) was a Pakistani military officer and statesman who served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until Death of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, his death in an airplane crash in 1988. He also se ...

Awards and recognition

References

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