| Arjumand Shaheen | |
| Birth Name: | Arjumand Shaheen Zaidi |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Education: | University of Lahore (MA) |
| Years Active: | 1972 – present |
| Spouse: | Mazahir Zaidi |
| Children: | 2 |
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Arjuman Shaheen (born 28 November 1953 in Lahore) is a Pakistani newscaster at Radio Pakistan and PTV and a short story writer.
Shaheen's parents were from 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 1953.[1] She is the elder sister of actors Shehryar Zaidi, Shahnawaz Zaidi and newscaster Yasmeen Wasti.[2]
She received a Master of Arts from the University of Lahore.
Shaheen started working at Radio Pakistan in 1972, where she worked for two years as a news reader for local news, then later she worked as a sports commentator.[1] She was later contacted by a director from PTV Centre, and eventually was selected for PTV Khabarnama.[3] [4] She used to announce news about important events, such as about Kashmir and business related news.[1] Later she also wrote a short story book which was published in 1978. In the 1980s, she also worked in Milaads.
In the 1980s, Shaheen worked as a newsreader at daily reading News in Khabrnama which used to air on 9 pm.[2]
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.[5]
Later, she moved abroad with her family to London and worked as a short story writer. She wrote a book Mausam Ki Baarish and then she wrote another short story Be Mausam Ki Barish.[6]
Shaheen married Mazahir Zaidi and has two daughters also her aunt Azra Asghar is a noval writer.
| Year | Title | Role | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Urdu Khabrein | Newscaster | Radio Pakistan | |
| 1974 | PTV Khabarnama | Newscaster | PTV |
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Presented by | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Nigar Award | Best Newscaster | Nigar Awards Committee | [7] | ||
| 1999 | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz | Arts |