Aftab Iqbal

Tv Anchor/Host
Born: 09 September 1961
Profession: Journalist/columnist
Affiliation(s): Geo News

Aftab Iqbal is a journalist and television anchor from Pakistan At Geo News.

Zafar Iqbal
Aftab is the son of the Urdu poet Zafar Iqbal.

Education
He graduated with Masters from the Government College University in Lahore in 1985 and later undertook a diploma in history of Mass Communications from the San Jose State University (California, 1986)

F.A: Govt. Collage, Lahore 1980

B.A: Govt. Collage, Lahore 1983

M.A: Govt. Collage, Lahore 1985

Courses in History: San Jose State University
California 1986

Work Experience

1. Govt. Collage, Lahore City Reporter. 1986 to 1987

2. Govt. Collage, Lahore Political analyst. 1988

3. Concept Writer / Visualize / Campaign

Organization, Orient Adventists PTV Ltd- 1988 to 1992

Header the famous IJI /Nawaz Sherif election

Campaign 1988at Lahore Office and received

Special acknowledgement and appreciation from

The late S.H. Hasmi as well as the client.

4. Worked with Transcont International 1992 to 1993

Communication Washington D.C

5. Media Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab. 1994 to 1995

6. Addl. Director General Public Relation 1996 to 1997

Govt. of Punjab.

7. Column Writing in Urdu in Nawa-i-Waqt 1995 to Jan-2010

Titled “Hasb-e-Haal”.

8. English Column Writing in Nation 2004 to Jan-2010

Author Of

“Seat Belt” A travelogue of USA, Europe, and the

Middle East (1992)

Hasb-e-Haal; Anthology of Urdu column (Under Publication).

Of Politicians, bureaucrats and other evils!; Anthology of English

Columns “Buk Up” published in the daily Nation during 2004-2010

(Under Publication).

Roll Of Honour: Lahore (1984).

Hasb-e-Haal: The Talk Show on Dunya TV (2008-2010).

Working with GEO/Jang Group since 2010 as anchor of a new

Show and author of column” (Jang) and Buk Up! (The News).

As Columist
As a columnist, Iqbal has written for a number of publications, including the Urdu language Nawa-i-Waqt. Apart from working as a reporter.
Media Advisor to the CM of Punjab
He also served in capacity as a media advisor to the Chief Minister of Punjab throughout the mid 1990’s.
Hasb-e-Haal
Previously, he hosted the show Hasb-e-Haal on Dunya News before deciding to leave the channel.
Khabarnaak
He is currently hosts the political-humour talk show Khabarnaak on GEO News.

He has gained more exposure since his transition to the popular news channel GEO News.