Jasmeen Manzoor is a Pakistani journalist and news anchor working at

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, Pakistan.

Early life and education

She earned her Masters in International Relations and started her career as an anchor on Pakistan Television in 1999. She worked as producer and talk show host on private TV channels. In March 2010, Jasmeen started hosting

SAMAA TV Samaa TV ( ur, سماء) is a Pakistani Urdu language news channel owned by Aleem Khan. It is the fourth-largest news channel in Pakistan with a market share of 7 percent. The word 'Samaa' ("سما") is Urdu for 'sky' or 'heaven'. It is broadca ...

's current affair program ''Tonight with Jasmeen''. Jasmeen made documentaries receiving four awards, one of which was the Benazir Excellence Award for Best Female Anchor in Pakistan in 2009.

Controversy with MQM

In July 2013, Manzoor claimed that she was receiving

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s from the

Muttahida Qaumi Movement Muttahida Qaumi Movement (abbreviated MQM) is a name currently claimed by two competing Pakistani political factions: * Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London, a political faction managed from the UK * Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan Muttah ...

(MQM) and she decided to leave

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. Jasmeen attacked the Karachi-based political party, avoiding naming the MQM directly. After hearing her story, Prime Minister

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announced that he would review the law and order situation in the metropolis.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manzoor, Jasmeen 1964 births Pakistani women journalists Living people Pakistani television talk show hosts Journalists from Karachi Hindkowan people