Kashif Abbasi
{{Short description|Pakistani journalist and anchor}}
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| name = Kashif Abbasi
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|كاشف عباسی}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|12|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan
| occupation = {{hlist|Journalist|News anchor}}
| nationality = Pakistani
| citizenship = Pakistan
| alma_mater = Barani Institute of Information Technology, UAAR, Rawalpindi
| subject = Social, Politics
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| spouse = Meher Abbasi
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Kashif Abbasi (Punjabi, {{langx|ur|{{nq|کاشِف عباسی}}}}) is a Punjabi Pakistani journalist, television talk show host and anchorperson based in Islamabad.{{cite book|title=Women in Politics and Media: Perspectives from Nations in Transition|first1=Maria |last1=Raicheva-Stover|first2=Elza|last2=Ibroscheva|date=25 September 2014 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA|isbn=9781628921076|page=108}}{{cite book|title=Critical Muslim 4: Pakistan|first1=Ziauddin|last1=Sardar|first2=Robin|last2=Yassin-Kassab|date=October 2012 |publisher=Hurst|isbn=9781849043816|page=90}}{{cite book|title=Journalismus in Pakistan. Qualität, Sicherheit und Herausforderungen für Journalisten|first=Eram|last=Khan|date=April 2016 |publisher=Diplomica Verlag|isbn=9783959349420|page=44}} He hosts the current political talk show Off the Record on the news channel ARY News.{{Cite web |last=InpaperMagazine |first=From |date=2011-05-14 |title=Pakistan Media Awards: And the stars come out to play |url=https://www.dawn.com/2011/05/14/pakistan-media-awards-and-the-stars-come-out-to-play/ |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Old Off the Record - Kashif Abbasi Archives |url=https://videos.arynews.tv/category/off-the-records/ |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=Home - ARY NEWS |language=en-US}}[http://www.awaztoday.com/singleprofile/133/Kashif-Abbasi.aspx Kashif Abbasi] on Awaz Today
Personal life
His mother, Shahnaz Abbasi, passed away in 2020.{{Cite web |title=Chief Minister Condoles Demise Of Kashif Abbasis Mother |url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/chief-minister-condoles-demise-of-kashif-abba-1072629.html |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=UrduPoint |language=en}} In November 2011, Abbasi announced his marriage to Dunya News journalist Meher Bukhari.{{Cite web |last=fraaz |title=Kashif Abbasi and Mehr Bokhari married now {{!}} Pakistan Today |url=https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/11/17/kashif-abbasi-and-mehr-bokhari-married-now/ |access-date=2022-05-10 |language=en-GB}}[http://www.thenewstribe.com/2011/11/15/kashif-abbasi-and-meher-bokhari-are-married-now/#.Tzowi8VDzZU Kashif Abbasi and Meher Bokhari are married now], The News Tribe In June 2012, his wife became involved in a mediagate scandal involving property tycoon Malik Riaz.{{Cite web|url=http://herald.dawn.com/news/1152831|title=Thou shalt not judge|last=Zaidi|first=Mubashir|date=2015-03-17|website=Herald Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-12-19}}
Criticism
In January 2020, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) banned the broadcast of Abbasi's programme Off the Record on ARY News for 60 days, following Faisal Vawda's appearance on his show alongside Qamar Zaman Kaira and Senator Muhammad Javed Abbasi.{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Sanaullah |date=2020-01-16 |title=Following Vawda's boot stunt, Pemra bans Kashif Abbasi's show for 60 days |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1528667 |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}
See also
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Category:Pakistani television talk show hosts