Arjumand Shaheen is a Pakistani newscaster at Radio Pakistan and PTV and a short story writer.
Early life Shaheen's parents were from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh during British India, but after the partition of India her family migrated to Pakistan and settled in Lahore, where Arjumand was born on 28 November 1952. She is the sister of actors Shehryar Zaidi, Shahnawaz Zaidi and newscaster Yasmeen Wasti.
She received a Master of Arts from the University of Lahore.
Career Shaheen started working at Radio Pakistan in 1972, where she worked for two years as a news reader for local news, and later worked as a sports commentator. She was later contacted by a director from PTV Centre, and eventually was selected for the 9:00 pm PTV Khabarnama. She used to announce news about important events, such as about Kashmir and business-related news. Later she also wrote a short story book which was published in 1978. In the 1980s, she also worked in Milaads.
In 1982, she was awarded Nigar Award for Best Newscaster.
In 1999, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz for her contributions to the media and radio industry.
Later, she moved with her family to London and worked as a short story writer. She wrote a book Mausam Ki Baarish ("seasonal rain") followed by another short story Be Mausam Ki Barish ("unseasonal rain").
Personal life Shaheen married Mazahir Zaidi and has two daughters. Her aunt Azra Asghar is a novel writer.
Filmography News presentations YearTitleRoleNetwork1972 Urdu Khabrein Newscaster Radio Pakistan1974 PTV Khabarnama Newscaster PTV
Awards and recognition Year Award Category Result Presented by Ref. 1982 Nigar Award Best Newscaster Nigar Awards Committee 1999 Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Arts President of Pakistan
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