Aftab Iqbal is a Pakistani television host,

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and

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who founded Aap Media Group. He is a former host of TV programs ''

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(2009-2010), ''

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Images (Dawn group of newspaper), Published 15 April 2019, Retrieved 25 September 2022Profile of Aftab Iqbal
PakistanTimes.com website, Retrieved 25 September 2022 He is now hosting Khabarhaar on Samaa News. His presence on digital media is through his YouTube channel Aftab Iqbal started on January 7, 2017. In October 2018, he launched his TV Channel Aap News, where he fulfilled administrative affairs. In January 2020, he left his own channel and has joined Neo News. He left Neo News in January 2021 and went back on Express News and hosts a show Khabardar on Express News, which he in turn left to start ''Khabarhaar'' on

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in 2022. He also introduced digital shows Open Mic Cafe, Amaniyat and Dialogue With History on his own YouTube channel Aftab Iqbal.'' ''

Early life

Aftab Iqbal was born on 9 September 1961 in

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family. He is the son of well-known poet Zafar Iqbal who also has been writing columns for Pakistani newspapers for over 35 years.Zafar Iqbal speaks out on Poetry
Dawn (newspaper), Published 2 April 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2022 He received his master's degree from

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in 1985 and then went on to get a diploma in ''History of Mass Communications'' from

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in 1986.

Career

He then worked as a reporter from 1986 to 1987 and held some positions in the private sector companies of Pakistan. Then he briefly worked as a 'Media Advisor' to

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from 1994 to 1995. After that, he used to write a column by the name "Aaftabian" in Nawa-i-Waqt newspaper from 1995 to 2010. Many people in Pakistan give him credit for playing a key role in boosting the viewership and TV ratings at three Pakistani TV channels. He also used to write this program's script and, as a host of the show, used to try to keep it focused on the political comedy and satire and not let it wander aimlessly. The crew and cast of ''Khabarnaak'' used to do parodies or mimicries of Pakistan's known politicians like

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, Pakistani TV personality

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among many others. Aftab Iqbal used to include a short educational segment in this program, called ''Zabaan-o-Bayaan'' in which he used to point out language pronunciation errors made by the common public. He currently appears in a show named ''Open Mic Cafe'' hosted by Dr. Arooba on his Youtube channel. He also appears in a show named ''Loose Cannon'' hosted by himself on his Youtube channel named "Karakoram TV". He has also launched a new youtube channel by the name of Aftabiyan and is uploading a show ''Mailbox with Aftab Iqbal'' currently on Aftabiyan with a promise to upload a sitcom and a film.

Filmography

Reality shows

Web shows

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iqbal, Aftab 1961 births Living people People from Okara, Pakistan Pakistani television hosts Pakistani television people Pakistani television writers Pakistani male journalists Pakistani columnists Male television writers Pakistani mass media businesspeople Pakistani mass media owners Government College University, Lahore alumni San Jose State University alumni