Sana Bucha is a Pakistani news anchor, who appears in

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news

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. She is known for hosting a show named ''Lekin''.

Early life and education

Sana Bucha received her basic education at the

Convent of Jesus and Mary, Karachi The Convent of Jesus and Mary, Karachi is a private Catholic primary schools for boys and girls and a secondary school for girls only, located in Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 1952, the school is owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi. ...

School. She received her higher education at

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

specializing in political science.

Career

Bucha started off as a product development associate and became the producer for the first English Language Bulletin on

GEO News Geo News is a Rank Number 1 Pakistani news channel owned by the Jang Media Group. History The Geo Television Network started out with the launch of its flagship channel Geo TV in October 2002 but has since launched several other channels whic ...

. Other than producing it, Bucha frequently hosted the show. After the English bulletin, hosted and produced the channel's English language show ''News Day''. She hosted and served as the executive director for the current affairs program '' Crisis Cell'' before switching over to the new program ''Laikin''. Bucha covers topics such as

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and

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, South Asia and the Middle East affairs, and American involvement in the region. In June 2012, Sana Bucha resigned from

, allegedly over the hiring of

Aamir Liaquat Hussain Aamir Liaquat Hussain ( ur, ; 5 July 1971 – 9 June 2022) was a Pakistani politician, columnist and television host. Hussain was a top ranking TV anchor and was listed three times in The 500 influential Muslims worldwide, and was among 100 ...

, who was also appointed as GEO's vice-president; but Sana later rejoined Geo News after an agreement with their management. In November 2012, Bucha resigned from Geo again, allegedly over policy differences with Geo Network about Aamir Liaquat hosting a TV show about child activist

Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai ( ur, , , pronunciation: ; born 12 July 1997), is a Pakistani female education activist and the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Awarded when she was 17, she is the world's youngest Nobel Prize laureate, and the second Pak ...

, and joined

Dunya News Dunya News is a 24 hours Urdu language news and current affairs television channel from Pakistan. It is governed and operated by the National Communication Services (NCS) Pvt. Ltd. Its head office is situated at Lahore. Dunya News was founded an ...

. In 2020, Sana Bucha also worked for

Aaj News ''Aaj News'' () is a 24-hour Pakistani news television channel. It is a privately owned Urdu language TV station which covers national and international news. The channel started out as hybrid channel (news, current affairs and entertainment), ...

for a few months.

Filmography

* ''

Yalghaar ''Yalghaar'' ( en, "Assault" or "Attack"; previously known as ''Delta Echo Foxtrot'') is a 2017 Pakistani war-epic film directed by Hassan Rana. The film is produced by MindWorks Media and is based on the true story of Pakistan Army's Swat O ...

'' (2017 film) her role as SadiaFormer anchor Sana Bucha to appear in her first film
Dunya TV News website, Published 17 May 2017, Retrieved 9 November 2021 * '' Quetta: A City of Forgotten Dreams'' (producer)

References

External links

Sana Bucha on IMDb website
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