Ayesha Bakhsh
| Ayesha Bakhsh | |
|---|---|
| Native name | عائشہ بخش |
| Born | 4 July 1981 Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Pakistani |
| 🏫 Education | Master of Science degree (Communication Sciences) |
| 💼 Occupation | TV News anchor, journalist, Host |
| 📆 Years active | 2007-present |
| 👔 Employer | GNN (news channel) (2018) Geo News (2007-2018) Samaa TV (2023-present) |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Adnan Amin (m. 2012) |
| 👪 Relatives | Zeeshan Bakhsh, journalist (brother) |
| 🏅 Awards | Pakistan Media Awards in 2012 and 2014 Agahi Awards for excellence in journalism in 2016 and 2017 |
Ayesha Bakhsh (عائشہ بخش) (born 4 July 1981) is a Pakistani television news anchor and TV journalist.[1][2]
She is known for her work on Pakistan's major TV news channel Geo News, where as an anchorperson, she hosted the TV program 'Report Card' for 11 years.[3]
Early life
Ayesha Bakhsh was born on 4 July 1981 in Pakpattan District, Punjab, Pakistan.[4][1] She is the daughter of Mian Mohammad Bakhsh and Rubina Bakhsh.[1][4] She has three siblings: two brothers, Zeeshan Bakhsh (a journalist associated with Dawn News Lahore) and Osman Bakhsh, and a sister, Saima Bakhsh.[4] Bakhsh received schooling at St. Mary Convent School, Sahiwal. She later studied at Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, and earned a master's degree in Communication Sciences.[4]
Career
Before working for Geo News, Bakhsh worked as an anchor on ARY News. Later, in January 2007, Ayesha joined Geo Television and is currently Pakistan's Geo TV's senior newscaster.[1] Her first appearance on television as an anchor was on Geo’s programme, Nazim Hazir Ho. She also hosted Crisis Cell, Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath, and Leikin during the absence of their permanent hosts. As of 2015, she hosts the talk show News Room and she also hosted a new talkshow Report Card on Geo News.[5][6]
At present, she is working on GNN (news channel).[7][3][8]
She was part of a 12-member delegation of journalists from the mainstream media in Pakistan which visited Beijing, China, on 4 July 2011.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Ayesha Bakhsh profile". UrduWire.com website. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Muhammad Nasir (26 June 2017). "'Geo Network' to present sweet programmes for viewers on Eid". The News International newspaper. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ayesha Bakhsh goes on air on GNN (TV Network)". JournalismPakistan.com website. 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Profile of Ayesha Bakhsh". PakistanHerald.com website. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "IHC division bench allows Geo TV ICA". The News International newspaper. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ↑ "IHC issues notices to TV anchor, analysts for 'ridiculing verdict' on Valentine's day". Dawn newspaper. 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "نیوز اینکر نیلم اسلم کے لباس پر بحث: 'خبر سے توجہ نہیں ہٹنی چاہیے'". BBC News اردو (in اردو). Retrieved 2025-03-10.
- ↑ "معروف اینکر پرسن عائشہ بخش نے بھی جیو نیوز کو چھوڑ دیا اب وہ کس چینل میں گئیں ؟حیران کن خبر آگئی". Daily Pakistan. 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
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