Gharidah Farooqi (Urdu: غریدہ فاروقی) is a Pakistani television host and anchorperson who was once part of Pakistan biggest media group, Geo News.
Gharidah Farooqi | |
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Born | [1] Multan Pakistan | April 1, 1978
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Occupation | Anchorperson |
Awards | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (2024) |
Gharidah has worked with HEC Higher Education Commission as Office Secretary in 2004 to 2009PTV Home, ATV (Pakistan), Dunya TV, Geo News, Samaa TV (in 2012)[2] and is currently (in 2017) a Senior Anchor Person at Express News. Gharidah Farooqi has hosted current affairs TV program "G for Gharidah" (جي فار غريده) since 2015.[3][4]
In September 2015, Farooqi interviewed Rana Sanaullah Khan, Law Minister in the provincial government of Punjab, Pakistan on her TV show G for Gharida.[3]
In June 2016, on her TV show G for Gharida, Farooqi interviewed Maryam Nawaz on the progress of her father, the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after he underwent an open heart surgery.[5] She took master's degree in International Relations from WISH institute Islamabad.
On 25 July 2017, Lahore police recovered a fifteen year old maid from the home of Farooqi, where she was kept in illegal detention and was tortured.[6][7][8] On 23 August 2017, Farooqi reached a settlement with the mother of the maid.[9]