fiction.wikisort.org - WriterAgha Nasir (February 9, 1937 – July 12, 2016) born in Meerut, India, was a Pakistani director, producer, broadcaster and a TV playwright. He started his career at Radio Pakistan in 1955. He later directed TV films and worked in the Pakistani television industry for over 50 years. Agha Nasir was considered by many people in Pakistan, as a 'living encyclopedia' of the broadcasting history in Pakistan.[2]
Agha Nasir |
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Born | (1937-02-09)9 February 1937
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Died | 12 July 2016(2016-07-12) (aged 79)
Islamabad, Pakistan |
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Nationality | Pakistan |
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Occupation | Radio broadcaster, Television producer, Television director |
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Years active | 1955 – 2016 |
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Known for | One of the pioneers of Pakistan Television Corporation |
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Career
Agha Nasir graduated from the University of Karachi.[2] He was a well-known radio writer, broadcaster and producer before Pakistan Television was launched from Lahore in 1964.[2]
He was one of the people who developed the logo of the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV). He was a member of the pioneering team of people that first introduced television in Pakistan. This team was headed by Ubaidur Rahman (first General Manager) and 'the dynamic' Aslam Azhar (first Managing Director) of PTV Lahore Center.[1] Agha Nasir produced the popular TV serials Girah and Pani Peh Naam and directed the PTV drama Taleem-e-Balighan.[3] He guided Pakistan Television through its early days and then helped build it into a national institution.[4] He was promoted many times during his career at Pakistan Television from a playwright to a programmes producer and director, a General Manager and then a Managing Director at Pakistan Television Corporation at its Lahore Center. He also served as a director general of Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA).[2]
Books
- Gumshuda Log (People we have lost)[1]
- Gulshan-i-Yaad (The Garden of Memory)[1]
- Hum Jeetay Ji Masroof Rahey (We stayed busy as long as we lived)[1]
- This is PTV - Another Day, Another World[1]
- Agha sey Agha Nasir tak (Autobiography)
Awards and recognition
- President's Pride of Performance Award in 1993.[3]
- Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award (Star of Excellence) by the President of Pakistan in 2012.[2]
Death and legacy
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif expressed grief over his death on 12 July 2016 in Islamabad.[2][5] Agha Nasir leaves behind his wife Safia Agha, son Agha Bilal and two daughters- Huma and Shumaila.[2]
A major Pakistani English-language newspaper commented after his death, "He played a pivotal, pioneering role in establishment and development of PTV as a national institution; in fact, the two were inseparable."[1]
References
Civil decorations of Pakistan |
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Nishaan (Order) |
- Order of Pakistan
- Order of Bravery
- Order of Excellence
- Order of Great Leader
- Order of Service
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Hilal (Crescent) |
- Crescent of Pakistan
- Crescent of Bravery
- Crescent of Excellence
- Crescent of Great Leader
- Crescent of Service
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Sitara (Star) |
- Star of Pakistan
- Star of Bravery
- Star of Excellence
- Star of the Great Leader
- Star of Service
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Tamgha (Medal) |
- Medal of Pakistan
- Medal of Bravery
- Medal of Excellence
- Medal of the Great Leader
- Medal of Service
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Others |
- Pride of Performance
- Abdus Salam Award
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Recipients of the Pride of Performance for Arts |
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1950s | |
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1960s | |
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1970s |
- Ismail Gulgee (1970)
- Farida Khanum (1970)
- Abul Qasim Mohammad Moslehuddin (1970)
- Naheed Niazi (1970)
- Muslehuddin (1970)
- Ustad Gul Mohammad Khan (1971)
- Iqbal Bano (1974)
- Salamat Ali Khan (1977)
- Munir Sarhadi (1978)
- Ahmed Parvez (1978)
- Ustad Manzoor Ali Khan (1978)
- Sabri Brothers (1978)
- Ibn-e-Insha (1978)
- Faiz Mohammad Baloch (1979)
- Khamiso Khan (1979)
- Kishwar Sultan (1979)
- Ustad Fateh Ali Khan (Sitar Nawaz) (1979)
- Ghulam Ali (1979)
- Alam Lohar (1979)
- Mureed Buledi (1979)
- Misri Khan Jamali (1979)
- Pathanay Khan (1979)
- Mohammad Azam Chishti (1979)
- Ashfaq Ahmed (1979)
- Nabi Bakhsh Baloch (1979)
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1980s | |
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1990s | |
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2000s | |
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2010s |
- Afzal Tauseef (2010)
- Masarrat Misbah (2010)
- Rabia Zuberi (2010)
- Zulfiqar Ali (2010)
- Mahmood Shaam (2010)
- Hameed Akhtar (2010)
- Fahmida Riaz (2010)
- Shahid Nadeem (2010)
- Habib-ur-Rehman (2011)
- Khalida Inayat Noor (2011)
- Khan Tehsil (2011)
- Abdul Rahim Nagori (2011)
- S. Amjad Bukhari (2011)
- S. B. John (2011)
- S.H. Qasim Jalali (2011)
- Samina Ahmad (2011)
- Sohail Ahmed (2011)
- Ustad Hussain Bukhsh Gullu (2011)
- Khalid Ahmad (2011)
- Ustad Muhammad Alam (2011)
- Ustad Sharafat Ali Khan (Late) (2011)
- Wazir Afzal (2011)
- Zafar Kazmi (Late) (2011)
- Moin Akhter (2011)
- Sahira Kazmi (2012)
- Mohsin Gillani (2012)
- Noman Ijaz (2012)
- Saba Hameed (2012)
- Jawed Sheikh (2012)
- Meera (2012)
- Rahat Naveed Masud (2012)
- Lutfullah Khan (2012)
- Tahira Syed (2013)
- Muhammad Ajmal Khan (2013)
- Alamgir (2013)
- Shahida Mini (2013)
- Naghma (2013)
- Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema (2013)
- Cecil Chaudhry (2013)
- Shahid Abdullah (2014)
- Ustad Shafiquz Zaman Khan (2014)
- Aurangzeb Leghari (2014)
- Nazir Leghari (2014)
- Ayub Khawar (2014)
- Mir Mohammad Ali (TV comedian) (2015)
- Saba Qamar (2016)
- Waseem Abbas (2016)
- Wajahat Masood (journalist) (2016)
- Gulab Chandio (2016)
- Nathoo Khan (2016)
- Sarmad Khoosat (2017)
- Humaira Channa (2017)
- Ghazi Salahuddin (2017)
- Aslam Pervaiz (2018)
- Ghulam Haider (musician) (2018)
- A. Nayyar (singer) (2018)
- Rauf Parekh (journalist) (2018)
- Amanullah (comedian) (2018)
- Nighat Chaudhry (classical dancer) (2018)
- Nighat Butt (2018)
- Ishrat Fatima (newsreader) (2019)
- Arshad Sharif (journalist) (2019)
- Shabbir Jan (2019)
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