Kashif Abbasi ( Punjabi, ur, ) is a Pakistani journalist, television talk show host and anchorperson based in

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital ...

. He hosts the current political talk show ''Off the Record'' on the news channel ARY News.Kashif Abbasi
on Awaz Today

Personal life

His mother, Shahnaz Abbasi, passed away in 2020. In November 2011, Abbasi announced his marriage to

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. In June 2012, his wife became involved in a mediagate scandal involving property tycoon

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Criticism

In January 2020,

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(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

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and Senator Muhammad Javed Abbasi.

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Living people Pakistani male journalists Pakistani television talk show hosts People from Islamabad Punjabi people 1974 births ARY News newsreaders and journalists {{Pakistan-tv-bio-stub

Personal life

Criticism

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