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Javed Chaudhry
جاوید چوہدری
Born (1968-01-01) 1 January 1968 (age 56)
Lala Musa, Gujrat,
( Punjab, Pakistan)
NationalityPakistani
Alma materIslamia University Bahawalpur
Occupation(s)Journalist, Columnist
Years active1991 - present
Employer(s)Express News (TV channel)
Daily Express newspaper
Daily Jang newspaper
Khabrain newspaper
Notable workZero Point - newspaper columns and published books
TelevisionKal Tak TV show
FatherChaudhry Muhammad Khan
AwardsSitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2023
Websitejavedch.com

Javed Chaudhry (Urdu, Punjabi: جاوید چوہدری; born January 1, 1968) is a Pakistani columnist,[1][2] YouTuber, and journalist who has been hosting the Kal Tak show on Express News since 2006.[3][4][5]

He also writes newspaper Urdu columns on various topics in his Zero Point column series in the Daily Express newspaper.[1][4][6]

Personal life

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Javed Chaudhry was born on 1 January 1968, in Lala Musa, Gujrat District of West Pakistan to a Muslim Punjabi Gujjar family.[4] He graduated from the Islamia University of Bahawalpur with a degree in Mass Communication.[7][1][4] He also enrolled in a few courses at Johns Hopkins University and Columbia University.[8][9]

Career

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Javed Chaudhry started journalism in 1991, with work on Daily Ummat and Daily Khabrain.[1] He has been writing Urdu columns since 1997 under the header Zero Point. In 1997, he joined Daily Jang as a columnist. All Pakistan Newspapers Society declared him The Best Urdu Columnist of 1997 and 1998.[7] He left Jang[8] and joined Express News in 2006, and has been hosting a political talk show titled Kal Tak since 2008.[3][10][11] Since 2010, he has also been writing English columns for The Express Tribune.[12]

During his career, Javed has interviewed some of the prominent personalities,[13][14] such as Malala Yousafzai,[15] former president of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf,[16] Shah Mahmood Qureshi,[13] Chairman PTI Imran Khan[17] and Co-chair PPPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.[18]

Bibliography

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Title Publisher Publication year Pages ISBN Ref
Zero Point 1[1][7][4][3] Ilm o Irfan Publishers, Lahore 2000 320 ISBN 978-9674902599 [19]
Zero Point 2[1][7] Ilm o Irfan Publishers, Lahore 2005 312 ISBN 978-9697244461 [19]
Gaye Dino Ke Suraj[7] Romail Publications, Rawalpindi 2010 280 ISBN 978-9693362466 [20]
Zero Point 3[1][7] Ilm o Irfan Publishers, Lahore 2010 328 ISBN 978-9697447336 [19]
Zero Point 4[1][7] Ilm o Irfan Publishers, Lahore 2010 320 ISBN 978-9698837068 [19]
Zero Point 5 Ilm o Irfan Publishers, Lahore 2015 400 ISBN 978-9693942651 [19]
Kal Tak 2015 400 ISBN 978-9690443342 [19]
Zero Point 6 Ilm o Irfan Publishers, Lahore 2015 400 ISBN 978-9697371365 [19]

Award(s)

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Controversies and criticism

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Javed Chaudhry has faced criticism on multiple accounts. In 2012, he was accused of victim blaming, on the basis of his April 1 column in the Urdu newspaper Daily Express. In 2018, in his satirical article, he claimed that Bushra Bibi married Imran Khan, after being directed by the Prophet in a dream. Bushra blatantly rejected this claim.[23][24]

Javed was also criticized for doing nothing, during popular stand-off between Qadir Mandokhail and Firdous Ashiq Awan which led to Awan slapping Mandokhail, on his show.[25] In 2019, he published alleged interview of by-then NAB chairman Javed Iqbal in his column published in Daily Express,[26] which NAB called fake and untrue.[27]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Javed Chaudhry profile". Pakistan Times Online newspaper. 31 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Threat to TV anchor". Dawn newspaper. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Renowned journalist Javed Chaudhry awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz". The Express Tribune newspaper. 13 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Javed Chaudhry profile". UrduWire.ccom website. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Javed Chaudhry Scandal Who Is Famous Columnist Of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Pakistan pays back $1b Saudi loan". The Express Tribune. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Javed Chaudhry profile". Daily Pakistan newspaper. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Journalist Javed Chaudhry Biography". Folder. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Pakistan's Top 10 Highest Paid Anchors". Siasat.pk website. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  10. ^ "'Kuttay ke bacha,'Firdous Awan gets out of hand on live broadcast". The Express Tribune. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Bol fiasco: Media cannot be judged by a single case, says Talat". The Express Tribune. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Javed Chaudhry, Author at The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Heated argument mars Qureshi's interview with Javed Chaudhry". The Current. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Bol fiasco: Media cannot be judged by a single case, says Talat". The Express Tribune. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Malala Yousafzai in Kal Tak Show Of Express News by Javed Chaudhry -". 13 March 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Exclusive interview: Musharraf hits back at Shahid Aziz". The Express Tribune. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Kayani's term as COAS should not be extended: Imran Khan | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Bilawal warns against hasty lockdown exit". The Express Tribune. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g Chaudhry, Javed (چودھری، جاوید) (2009). "Zero point 1-6 (زیورو پوائنٹ 6-1)". Abdullah Academy (عبداللہ اکیڈمی), Ilm-o-Irfan Publishers (علم و عرفان پبلشرز). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  20. ^ Gai Dino Ke Suraj (chand Interviews, Chand Mazameen). ISBN 4585216812.
  21. ^ Rizwan Arshad (11 November 2023). "Governor awards honorary PhD degrees to Shakir Shuja Abadi, Javed Chaudhry". Associated Press of Pakistan (APP). Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Javed Chaudhary – AGAHI AWARDS". Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Who's Khawar Farid Maneka and why Bushra took divorce from him". Daily Times. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  24. ^ "Bushra Bibi refutes senior journalists' claims over marriage with Imran Khan". Daily Pakistan Global. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  25. ^ "After Sialkot AC, Dr Awan operates upon PPP MNA in operating theatre of Javed Chaudhry". Daily Times newspaper. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  26. ^ "NAB Chairman's removal: a legal conundrum". Geo TV News. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  27. ^ "NAB says chairman didn't give any interview to journalist". The News International newspaper. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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