Ishrat Fatima or Ishrat Fatima Saqib is a former Pakistani newsreader and radio presenter who worked for Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan for 35 years.[
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Early life
She was born in Pakistan and lives in Islamabad, Pakistan in 2019.[
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Career
Ishrat Fatima was 'the face' of 9 pm daily Urdu news Khabarnama news program in the 1980s and 1990s.[ She started her career at Radio Pakistan hosting a program Khel aur Khiladi. At that time, she was still attending school.][ She had gone to PTV to audition for a weather segment, but instead was selected for the news segment.]
Ishrat Fatima was called "a poised lady presenting news with elegance".[ She seemed to have a great command of the Urdu language while presenting the news with an abundance of self-confidence.][ Ishrat used to wear simple and ordinary clothes and was also known for wearing her diamond nose-ring. TV viewers used to be impressed with her grace with which she presented news on TV, coupled with her strong screen presence. During an interview with a Pakistani English-language newspaper, she said that she used to put in effort and time in rehearsing before she actually went on-screen, including fact-checking everything she would later present on-screen.]
Ishrat Fatima worked for 35 years in the news industry of Pakistan before retiring.[ Later, she started presenting news bulletins on Pakistan at Voice of America.][
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Personal life
She got married in 1996 to Saqib Waheed. After marriage, she was also known as Ishrat Fatima Saqib. They have two children.[
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Awards and recognition
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Pride of Performance Award in 2019 by the President of Pakistan.
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Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) by the Government of Pakistan
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Nigar Award
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