Javed Chaudhry (Urdu, Punjabi: جاوید چوہدری; born January 1, 1968) is a Pakistani columnist,[1] YouTuber, and journalist who has been hosting the Kal Tak show on Express News since 2008.[2] He also writes Urdu columns on various topics in his Zero Point series in the Daily Express.[3][4]
Javed Chaudhry | |
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| جاوید چوہدری | |
| Born | 1 January 1968 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Islamia University Bahawalpur |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Columnist |
| Years active | 1991 - present |
| Employer | Express News |
| Notable work | Zero Point |
| Television | Kal Tak |
| Parent |
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| Website | javedch |
Personal life
Javed Chaudhry was born on January 1, 1968, in Lala Musa, Gujrat District of West Pakistan to a Muslim Punjabi Gujjar family.[5] He graduated from the Islamia University of Bahawalpur with degree in Mass Communication.[6] He also enrolled in a few courses at Johns Hopkins University and Columbia University.[7][8]
Career
Javed Chaudhry started journalism in 1991, with work on Daily Ummat and Daily Khabrain.[6] 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.[9] He left Jang[7] and joined Express News in 2006, and has been hosting a political talk show titled Kal Tak since 2008.[10][11][12] Since 2010, he has also been writing English columns for The Express Tribune.[13]
During his career, Javed has interviewed some of the prominent personalities,[14][15] such as Malala Yousafzai,[16] former president of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf,[17] Shah Mahmood Qureshi,[14] Chairman PTI Imran Khan[18] and Co-chair PPPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.[19]
Javed is also a part time Hakeem. He has also done a program about male weakness
Bibliography
| Title | Publisher | Publication year | Pages | ISBN | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero Point 1 | Ilm o Irfan Publishers, Lahore | 2000 | 320 | ISBN 978-9674902599 | [20] |
| Zero Point 2 | Ilm o Irfan Publishers, Lahore | 2005 | 312 | ISBN 978-9697244461 | [20] |
| Gaye Dino Ke Suraj | Romail Publications, Rawalpindi | 2010 | 280 | ISBN 978-9693362466 | [21] |
| Zero Point 3 | Ilm o Irfan Publishers, Lahore | 2010 | 328 | ISBN 978-9697447336 | [20] |
| Zero Point 4 | Ilm o Irfan Publishers, Lahore | 2010 | 320 | ISBN 978-9698837068 | [20] |
| Zero Point 5 | Ilm o Irfan Publishers, Lahore | 2015 | 400 | ISBN 978-9693942651 | [20] |
| Kal Tak | 2015 | 400 | ISBN 978-9690443342 | [20] | |
| Zero Point 6 | Ilm o Irfan Publishers, Lahore | 2015 | 400 | ISBN 978-9697371365 | [20] |
Award(s)
- In November 2023, Islamia University of Bahawalpur awarded Doctorate of Philosophy degree to Javed Chaudhry
- Government of Pakistan awarded him Sitara-e-Imtiaz on the 75th anniversary of the country's independence.
- 'APNS Best Columnist of Pakistan award (1997–98)[6]
- Nominated for Agahi Award 2020.[22]
Controversies and criticism
Javed Chaudhry has faced criticism on multiple accounts. In 2012, he was accused of victim blaming, on 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][25]Javed was also criticized for doing nothing, during popular stand-off between Qadir Mandokhail and Firdous Ashiq Awan which led to Awan slapping Mandokhail, in his show.[26][27]In 2019, he published alleged interview of by-then NAB chairman Javed Iqbal in his column published on Daily Express,[28] which NAB called fake and untrue.[29]
References
Biography Of Javed Ch
External links
- Latest episodes of Kal Tak with Javed Chaudhary Archived 29 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine