| Ghazala Yasmeen | |
| Birth Name: | Ghazala Yasmeen Begum |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Delhi, India |
| Education: | University of Karachi |
| Years Active: | 1967–2010 |
| Spouse: | Aftab Azeem (husband) |
| Children: | 3 |
Ghazala Yasmeen is a Pakistani former newscaster and announcer at PTV and Radio Pakistan.
She was born in Delhi and then her parents moved to Pakistan and settled in Karachi. She completed her studies from University of Karachi and studied political science and graduated with a master's degree.[1]
Ghazala was doing masters then one day at home Ghazala was reading a dawn newspaper and saw an advertisement about announcers and newscaster audition at PTV Karachi Centre which was being established. She asked her father's approval and he supported her decision to become an announcer. Then she send her application to PTV Karachi Centre. Later a PTV director contacted Ghazala and told her that she was selected among ten people.[2] Then she went to Islamabad for training and she was trained by Sikander Shaheen and Aslam Azhar.
She started working at Radio in Islamabad when transmissions were newly started and she read mostly about weather news.[2] Then she worked as a host and story tellar in a children's program. In 1967 when PTV started its broadcast in Karachi then Ghazala made her first announcement. She was the first person to be seen on it and went on to become first female PTV announcer at PTV Karachi Centre. She worked at PTV Karachi Centre an as announcer for eleven years.[2]
In 1970 Ghazala announced Pakistan's first general election and the results of the election which were won by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.[3] Ghazala also worked at Sairbeen and then in 1971 she announced the news of Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and broadcast the events of East Pakistan.
In 1989 at 9th PTV Awards she was honoured with Silver Jubilee Award for her contributions to the Media and Radio Industry.[1] She worked as a newscaster for thirty seven years at PTV Karachi Centre.
Then she shifted to Public Relations Department and worked there till 2010.[4] [5] [6]
Ghazala married PTV producer Aftab Azeem and had three children including one son and two daughters.[7]
| Year | Title | Role | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–1979 | Urdu Khabrein | Newscaster | Radio Pakistan | |
| 1970 | Sairbeen | News presenter | BBC Urdu | |
| 1977 | PTV Khabarnama | Newscaster | Pakistan Television |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Good Morning Pakistan | Herself | ARY Digital[8] | |
| 2022 | Safar Mohabbaton Ka | Herself | PTV |