Agha Nasir

Agha Nasir
Born (1937-02-09)9 February 1937
Meerut, British India[1]
Died 12 July 2016(2016-07-12) (aged 79)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Occupation Radio broadcaster, television producer, director

Agha Nasir (February 9, 1937 – July 12, 2016) born in Mumbai, India, was a Pakistani director, producer, broadcaster and a TV playwright. He started his career at Radio Pakistan in 1955. He later directed films and worked in the Pakistan 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]

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]

Awards and recognition

Death and survivors

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif expressed grief over his death on 12 July 2016 in Islamabad.[2][5] Agha Nasir leaves behind his wife Sobia Agha, son Agha Bilal and two daughters- Huma and Shumaila.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 http://images.dawn.com/news/1175800, A tribute to PTV broadcaster Agha Nasir, Dawn newspaper, Published 13 July 2016, Retrieved 14 Aug 2016
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Eminent broadcaster Agha Nasir is no more - The Express Tribune newspaper". tribune.com.pk. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Profile of Agha Nasir TV Director, radio writer, broadcaster and producer PTV, Radio Pakistan". urduwire.com. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/1270516, Broadcaster Agha Nasir dies, Dawn newspaper, Published 13 July 2016, Retrieved 12 Aug 2016
  5. ↑ "Broadcaster Agha Nasir passes away". pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 18 July 2016., Pakistan Today newspaper
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