Faysal Aziz Khan ( ; born 2 April 1974), is an
investigative journalist from Pakistan. He is currently serving as President & Chief News Officer for
Bol Media Group and hosts a current affairs talk show ''Ab Baat Hogi'' on
Bol News
BOL Network () is a Pakistani TV network based in Karachi. The company's head office is located in Karachi and called Bolistan, and it has regional headquarters in Lahore, Peshawar and Islamabad.
It was founded by Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh. In S ...
. He also serves as Strategic Advisor to
President of Pakistan
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on PIAIC.
Early life
Faysal was born in
Sukkur
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,
Sindh
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,
Pakistan
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, into a
Yusufzai
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Pathan family to Abdul Qayyum Khan, a government officer. Faysal graduated in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in Science at the University of Karachi, followed by a master's degree in
Economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...
in 1995 then second master's degree in International Relations in 1997 at the University of Karachi. He is fluent in speaking English, Urdu and Sindhi language.
Career
Faysal started his career in 1996 as a correspondent for Urdu language newspaper
Daily Nawa-e-Waqt. In 1998 he joined
Daily Jang
The ''Daily Jang'' () is an Urdu language newspaper headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. It is considered one of Pakistan's newspaper of record and a leading newspaper of Pakistan.
History
It is the oldest newspaper of Pakistan in continuous p ...
served as staff reporter, in 2002 he joined
Geo News
Geo News () is a old technology foundation Pakistani news channel owned by the Jang Media Group. It was launched in October 2002 as the news and current affairs program was under its flagship channel Geo TV, which later in 2004, Geo TV decided ...
as youngest Bureau Chief, where he worked for 12 years. While working for
Geo News
Geo News () is a old technology foundation Pakistani news channel owned by the Jang Media Group. It was launched in October 2002 as the news and current affairs program was under its flagship channel Geo TV, which later in 2004, Geo TV decided ...
as investigative journalist he published about large-scale special investigative report named as Kala Budget (Black Budget) of Karachi in 2013 which revealed that Rs. 830 million have been looted from residents of Karachi city by illegal activities, money laundering and corruption. In 2014 he joined
Bol News
BOL Network () is a Pakistani TV network based in Karachi. The company's head office is located in Karachi and called Bolistan, and it has regional headquarters in Lahore, Peshawar and Islamabad.
It was founded by Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh. In S ...
as president and later became Chief News Officer for
Bol Media Group He presently hosts a current affairs talk show ''Ab Baat Hogi'' on
Bol News
BOL Network () is a Pakistani TV network based in Karachi. The company's head office is located in Karachi and called Bolistan, and it has regional headquarters in Lahore, Peshawar and Islamabad.
It was founded by Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh. In S ...
.
See also
*
List of Pakistani journalists
This is a list of Pakistani people, Pakistani journalists from print and electronic media.
A
* Aftab Iqbal
* Amin Hafeez
* Ansar Abbasi
* Ayaz Amir
* Abdul Hameed Chapra
* Ardeshir Cowasjee
* Altaf Husain
* Arshad Sharif (1973-2022)
* Aasma Sh ...
*
Bol Network
BOL Network () is a Pakistani TV network based in Karachi. The company's head office is located in Karachi and called Bolistan, and it has regional headquarters in Lahore, Peshawar and Islamabad.
It was founded by Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh. In Sep ...
*
Geo News
Geo News () is a old technology foundation Pakistani news channel owned by the Jang Media Group. It was launched in October 2002 as the news and current affairs program was under its flagship channel Geo TV, which later in 2004, Geo TV decided ...
References
External links
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Faysal Aziz Khanat
Bol Network
BOL Network () is a Pakistani TV network based in Karachi. The company's head office is located in Karachi and called Bolistan, and it has regional headquarters in Lahore, Peshawar and Islamabad.
It was founded by Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh. In Sep ...
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1974 births
Living people
Pakistani columnists
Pakistani male journalists
Sindhi people
Pakistani television talk show hosts
Journalists from Karachi
Geo News newsreaders and journalists
University of Karachi alumni
Urdu-language columnists
People from Sukkur District