Arjumand Shaheen
{{short description|Pakistani newscaster}}
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{{Use Pakistani English|date=December 2023}}
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| name = Arjumand Shaheen
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| native_name =
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| birth_name = Arjumand Shaheen Zaidi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|11|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lahore, Pakistan
| education = University of Lahore (MA)
| occupation = {{Hlist | Newscaster | Writer}}
| years_active = 1972 – present
| spouse = Mazahir Zaidi
| children = 2
| relatives = {{plainlist|
- Shehryar Zaidi (brother)
- Nayyara Noor (sister-in-law)
- Jaffer Zaidi (nephew)
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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.
Early life
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,{{Citation|title=PTV Newscasters Nasreen Hussain and Arjumand Shaheen|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxnVQWjBsbA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730123200/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxnVQWjBsbA|archive-date=2023-07-30|url-status=bot: unknown|website=M5|access-date=8 March 2023}} where Arjumand was born on 28 November 1953.{{cite journal |title=نیوز کاسٹر ارجمند شاہین |page=119 |website=Pakistan Television Corporation}} She is the elder sister of actors Shehryar Zaidi, Shahnawaz Zaidi and newscaster Yasmeen Wasti.{{Cite web|url=https://reviewit.pk/family-of-sheharyar-zaidi/|title=Family of Shehryar Zaidi|date=16 March 2021|website=Pakistani Drama Story & Movie Reviews {{!}} Ratings {{!}} Celebrities {{!}} Entertainment news Portal {{!}} Reviewit.pk|language=en-US}}
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, then later she worked as a sports commentator. She was later contacted by a director from PTV Centre, and eventually was selected for PTV Khabarnama.{{cite book |title=Āhang - Volume 52 |publisher=University of Wisconsin-Madison |page=55}}{{cite book |title=Āhang - Volume 52 |publisher=University of Wisconsin-Madison |page=22}} 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.{{Citation|title=PTV Milaad of Mahpara, Arjumand Shaheen, Fatima Jafri|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObjA66jHaXk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730123201/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObjA66jHaXk&gl=US&hl=en|archive-date=2023-07-30|url-status=bot: unknown|access-date=19 May 2019}}
In the 1980s, Shaheen worked as a newsreader at daily reading News in Khabrnama which used to air on 9 pm.
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.{{cite book|title=Āhang - Volume 52|publisher=University of Wisconsin-Madison|page=23}}
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.{{cite book|title=The Herald - Volume 32, Issues 1-3|publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications|page=250}}
Personal life
Shaheen married Mazahir Zaidi and has two daughters also her aunt Azra Asghar is a noval writer.{{Citation|title=PTV MEMORIES, Arjumand Shaheen & Mahpara Safdar reunion 20 years later|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbUyZhzoHjw|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730123200/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbUyZhzoHjw|archive-date=2023-07-30|url-status=bot: unknown|access-date=1 August 2021}}
Filmography
= News presentations =
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| 1972
| Urdu Khabrein | Newscaster |
| 1974
| PTV Khabarnama | Newscaster | PTV |
Awards and recognition
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| Year | Award | Category | Result | Presented by | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Nigar Award | Best Newscaster | {{Won}} | Nigar Awards Committee | {{cite journal |title= نگار ایوارڈز سال 1982|journal=Nigar Weekly |date=2000 |volume=Golden Jubilee Number |page=297 |language=ur}} |
| 1999 | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz | Arts | {{Won}} | President of Pakistan |
References
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External links
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rashid_ashraf/30827344350/ Arjumand Shaheen]
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Category:Pakistani women radio presenters
Category:Pakistani television newsreaders and news presenters
Category:Radio personalities from Lahore
Category:Pakistani women short story writers
Category:Recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
Category:20th-century Pakistani women writers
Category:20th-century Pakistani writers
Category:Pakistani feminist writers
Category:21st-century Pakistani writers
Category:21st-century Pakistani women writers