Who doesn't know newscaster Ishrat Saqib. Recently her interview was published in Nawa-e-Waqt daily. Ishrat Saqib said that she was born in Islamabad. My mother was a school teacher and my father worked in the Ministry of Health. I am the five siblings who got my primary education. I was in school when the journey of radio and TV started. I was a very active student. I used to take part in discussions in my school.
One of our school teachers called me for an audition but I failed in my audition. It was said that your voice is not mature but there was a producer Zulfiqar Shah. He introduced me to his program "Good morning" which was done by Safdar Hamdani. Used to be a part of it. It was a very popular program at that time. Big names including Mushtaq Siddiqui became a part of this program so it was a matter of great pride for me to be a part of this program. Looking into the windows of the past, Ishrat said that I remember that I used to go to Rawalpindi for radio. She would come out in the morning wearing a uniform and my mother would come to pick me up in the van. All the way she would tell me if you have been tortured and I don't know what kind of passion you have.
After programming from there, I would sit in the middle and run to school. I also had the opportunity to do a "radio clinic" with Dr. Mubashir Hassan, a well-known psychiatrist. Then someone told me that auditions were being held on Pakistani television to report on the weather. I was a normal looking girl. My uncles were with me. They were sitting at the reception. I auditioned for the weather. I was told to skip the weather audition. You read the script of the newsletter. I read the script and the audition. Didia, I first thought I was joking. Well, we went home. The next day I was told that I had been selected, so I can go to PTV from tomorrow. After rehearsing for a week, I came on air. I remember that when I started regular newscasting, it was the month of Ramadan. This journey of reading the news continues to this day.
I had to separate from PTV for unavoidable reasons, now I am reading the news on the radio. When my children ask me why you separated from PTV, I don't have the answer. In response to a question, he said that when I started reading the news, it was not a big deal to come on TV but to read the news because at that time Azhar Lodhi, Abdul Salam, Mehpara Safdar, Suraya Shehab were in Islamabad. There used to be people like Warasit Mirza and Zubair in Karachi. These were names that no one could have imagined sitting with them and reading the news and I got this opportunity. I didn't even think but
Luck brought me to stand with them. Even today I am far behind them. I am not even equal to their dust. But I have the honor of sitting with them and reading the news. These are the names that whenever When it comes to newscasting, his name immediately comes to mind. My experience of reading news has been very good. Whatever I am today is due to the prayers of my parents and the dignitaries who I learned a lot from him, I am grateful to him for giving me a place to put my feet in the middle of it. In response to a question, he said that it is a matter of happiness that the newscasting department It has always been viewed with respect, the selection of news readers at that time was not like that. They were selected based on the personality of the news reader. I think that
Newscasters can be recognized even in thousands because their personality is different from ordinary people. Their temperament is clear and their conversation is polite. Ishrat Saqib said that I have been reading news for 30 years. The VWs removed us from the screen themselves, maybe they have a policy or they want to bring in new faces, but all over the world I have seen that when newscasters are seniors or mature, not only do their salaries increase. On the contrary, they are more important than ever, but the sting of separation from PTV is still in my heart. Although my addiction is being fulfilled by reading the news on the radio. The radio has given me a place. Going - I'm proud that my newsletter gets the most views. When a person works in a place for so many years and makes a name for himself with a lot of hard work
He should also be discharged in a dignified manner so that the person does not become mentally ill. I do not remember my organization ever complaining to me that I am quarreling or spoiling the environment. Be it PTV or radio. In both cases there is a great deal of attention paid to the news. Every effort is made not to spread such news that we have to apologize tomorrow. In response to a question, he said that news is an information that you convey to others. In terms of personality, the job of a news reader is not to be a party. His personal opinion does not matter. What information will reach him and what It is the duty of the institution to convey what it wants. What is the standard of newscasting today. Of course, my opinion on it does not matter much or it is not necessary that
Other people agree with my opinion but I think that in the race for number one today the news is distorted, change is a good thing, change is for the better, but change is only for change. I don't think so. This is a very good thing. Where is the justice in distorting the news in a competitive race? Whether it is true or not, this thing is being ignored a lot. Don't have to Due to this, the reputation of this sector is being affected. Screaming is not news casting. Ishrat added that today there is no attention paid to correct payment of Urdu and pronunciation. I am proud that Urdu is our national language,
I see that the love for Urdu is disappearing, we feel ashamed when our children speak Urdu. Pronunciation is something that is learned on a daily basis, we learn a new word every day. It is a characteristic of a newscaster to name sports, countries and politicians correctly in English, but nowadays it is not being taken into consideration. Newscasting can't be done without passion and love. When someone asks me about newscasting, I say that this thing is in my veins. If I leave it, it will feel like my veins. In response to a question, he said that he had a perfect balance in his married life and career. This is something I had learned from my parents, especially my father. My father was a Punjabi and a strict man. He was very supportive of my mother.
I remember that when Abu Hum prepared to send all his siblings to school, even his shoes were polished. I sacrificed my social life to focus on my home and career, I still have a bottle of water with me. I didn't drink tea or water at work because I thought I was wasting my time. I used to go an hour ago to read the news. This is still my habit today. I would run home immediately after reading the news. Our duty is not from nine to five o'clock. Sometimes it is night duty, sometimes it is day time. Seeing that my children were being ignored, I left the newsletter at nine o'clock at night and started the daily morning transmission. For this I used to get up at half past one in the night, prepare children's tiffins and make their breakfast. I used to go to work. My husband also supported me a lot. "People still respect me a lot. I am very grateful to them for the love and respect they have given me," he added.
I still have a dictionary on my head. My parents didn't put all these things in me. I have also learned. I still call Shaista Aapi and ask her how to pay for the words. I don't feel embarrassed. If I had felt embarrassed, I wouldn't have learned anything today. I think I have the word trust. If I say the wrong thing, my listeners will also say the wrong word. Love the words from your mouth. Don't fall, but let the word come out of your mouth in a beautiful shape. Finally, we asked him which news made him very sad. He said that when our senior colleague Abdul Salam died in a traffic accident. It was very painful to read this news and also it was painful to read the news of Zia-ul-Haq's plane crash. I also saw military tech and (Musharraf era) on PTV with my own eyes. I have served the country. People love me very much. I want to get the Pride of Performance.
