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====Express News: ''Shahid Nama''====
====Express News: ''Shahid Nama''====
Masood started hosting his current affairs show "Shahid Nama" on Express News in 2011. Masood left Express in 2012.
Masood started hosting his current affairs show "Shahid Nama" on Express News in 2011. Masood left Express in 2012.<ref>[http://enewspaper.com.pk/pakistani-press-dr-shahid-completed-his-inning-in-tv-journalism-dr-shahid-masood-resigns-again/ Masood resigns from Express]]</ref>


====Royal News====
====Royal News====

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Shahid Masood
File:Shahidmasood.jpg
Shahid Masood while televising his show.
Managing Director of the Pakistan Television Network
In office
21 June 2008 – 4 November 2008
Preceded byYousaf Beg Mirza
Succeeded byAshfaq Gondal
Personal details
Born
Shahid Masood
Citizenship Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Residence(s)Karachi, Sindh
Alma materJinnah Sindh Medical University
(MBBS)
Tufts University
(MSc)
OccupationBroadcaster, journalist
ProfessionPhysician
CabinetGillani Ministry
Years active2001–Present
TitleARY News: Anchor of Views on News
TelevisionPTV News
GEO News
ARY News
Express News
Websitehttp://www.drshahidmasood.com/

Shahid Masood Khan (Template:Lang-ur), is a Pakistani political writer, television host, journalist, and political analyst.

A surgery practitioner, his career in broadcast journalism began after the terror attacks in the United States in 2001. During this time, he conducted various political interview of many of country's influential statesman and politicians. Prior to this, he also served senior executive director of news formats of GEO News and also for the ARY News.He was appointed Managing Director of Pakistan Television Network (PTV) by Prime Minister Yousaf Gilani in 2008; though he resigned from this position.

After leaving the PTV, he remained associated with the Prime Minister Yousaf Gilani on media policy affairs and hosted an opinionated show on Express News in 2012. As of current, he regularly write columns on Daily Jang. He is known for his tough rhetoric against the U.S.-led policies on the war on terror.

Biography

Education and medical career

Shahid Masood Khan was raised in Taif and Riyadh throughout his early life.[1] His father was a civil engineer who worked in a Saudi Petroleum International, and was a vital member of Pakistani community in Saudi Arabia.[2] Though, his family relocated to Pakistan after his father joined the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) in teenage years.[2]

He attended the Pakistan International School (managed by Pakistan Embassy, Riyadh) for seven years and subsequently graduated from there.[1] Upon returning to Pakistan, Masood enrolled in DJ Science College and made a transfer to Jinnah Sindh Medical University where he attained MBBS degree in surgery.[1] On a scholarship with CNN in 2005, he attended the The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of the Tufts University in the United States where he completed and gained MSc in Strategic studies and International Relations (IR).[3]

Masood is a licensed surgeon and have practiced surgery in various hospitals of United Kingdom, Ireland, and Pakistan.[3] During this time, he obtained fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons in England.[3]

Broadcasting career

ARY News: Views on News

After witnessing the 9/11 attacks in the United States, Masood joined the ARY Digital Network and moved to ARY News. He began hosting his own political show, Views on News which has distinction of being Asia's longest-running current affairs Television show.[4] He first hosted the show till 2006 before joining GEO News. In 2010, Masood rejoined ARY and restarted his show. The comeback was short-lived as Masood quit in December 2010.

His show carried out extensive political interviews of country's influential statesman and politicians, including covered stories on civil life, civil society, literature, and culture.[1] He conducted interviews with former President Pervez Musharraf, former Prime Ministers: Benazir Bhutto, Shaukat Aziz, Zafarfullah Jamali, Nawaz Sharif, scientists: Abdul Qadeer Khan, Samar Mubarakmand, and Pervez Hoodbhoy.[3]

He also interviewed former CIA Director, James Woolsey, former ISI Director Hamid Gul, and including the famous interview of former commander of East Pakistan army General AAK Niazi. During the peak of Operation Silence, he also interviewed cleric, Abdul Rashid Ghazi.[1] Other people who appeared on the show include Ahmed Faraz, Israr Ahmad, Zakir Naik, Ashfaq Ahmed, Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed, Asif Ali Zardari and Akbar Bugti.[1]

GEO News: Meray Mutabiq

File:Meraymutabiq.jpg
The opening screen for Meray Mutabiq.

In January 2007, Shahid Masood joined the Geo TV, and moved his staff to GEO News to host another political segment, Meray Mutabiq (lit. According to me).[5] which is owned by the Jang Group, the largest Urdu media group.
Through GEO News, Masood mounted a series criticism of General Musharraf and harshly scrutinize the role of the military's role in state's affairs.[1] One of the most notable interview which was conducted by him was that of Lieutenant-General Jamshed Gulzar Kiani, in which, General Kiani harshly criticized Pervez Musharraf and his policies.[6] When GEO News was reinstated after suspension under the Emergency in 2007, Masood's show was kept off air till General Elections 2008. In June 2008, Masood show was taken off air, presumably due to pressure from Pervez Musharraf. He rejoined GEO in November 2008 and hosted Meray Mutabiq till early 2010.

Managing Director PTV

After the general elections held in 2008 which marked the return of PPP, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani approved the appointment of Masood at the stint as Managing Director (MD) of Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV).[7] Prime Minister Gillani immediately terminated the contract of PTV MD Yousaf Beg Mirza in order for Masood to assume the charge of PTV's MD on June 22, 2008.[7]

However, on the course of four months, Masood tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Gillani, citing "tension with Information and Broadcasting minister Sherry Rehman.[8] His resignation was accepted by Prime Minister Gillani and appointed him as his special assistant on media policy with the status of a minister of state with immediate effect.[8]

Express News: Shahid Nama

Masood started hosting his current affairs show "Shahid Nama" on Express News in 2011. Masood left Express in 2012.[9]

Royal News

Shahid Masood joined Royal News before Elections 2013.

Views

On the War on Terrorism

Ever since 9/11, Masood has been severely critical of the American-led War on Terrorism, although he never supported militancy or extremism.[3] He routinely tends to analyze important issues along controversial lines, such as the Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and the 2006 Lebanon War.[3] He was the only independent Pakistani journalist able to cover three major wars from the combat zones.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g staff biographer (updated). "Details of Shahid Masood". Pakistan Herald. Retrieved 1 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b Amna Ehtesham Khaishgi (N/A). "Shahid Masood". Voice of the Voiceless (The Arab News)). Retrieved 1 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g APP reports (21 June 2008). "Dr. Shahid Masood takes charge of Chairman PTV". Associate Press of Pakistan. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  4. ^ Awaz TV profile. (updated). "Dr. Shahid Masood Khan". Awaz TV Profile. Retrieved 1 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Masood joins GEO TV
  6. ^ Masood, Shahid (2007). "Meray Mutabiq: Interview with Past". GEO News, 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  7. ^ a b Staff report (Sunday, June 22, 2008). "Shahid Masood takes charge as chairman-cum-MD of PTV". Daily Times, Pakistan. Retrieved 1 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ a b Staff report (Tuesday, November 04, 2008). "Shahid Masood resigns as PTV MD, made PM's special assistant". Daily Times, 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Masood resigns from Express]

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