Suhail Warraich

Suhail Warraich
سہیل وڑایچ
Born1961 (age 63–64)
Jauharabad, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
EducationMA degree in English literature from the University of the Punjab
Occupation(s)Journalist (TV and print journalist)
Years active1999 – present
EmployerGeo News (2002-present)

Suhail Sarwar Warraich (Urdu: سہیل وڑایچ; born 1961) is a Pakistani journalist and television host.

Career

Warraich is the host of the GEO TV Programmes Ek Din Geo k Sath, an interview-based TV program on lifestyles of celebrities. He also used to host Left Right, a political talk show posing right-wing and left-wing political arguments. Warraich used to support the left wing on this TV show. He used to come on a programme Meray Mutabiq every Sunday, an opinionated interview/talk show based on Warraich's analytical views on current issues along with TV journalists Hassan Nisar and Iftikhar Ahmad. Sohail Warraich is also a human rights activist responsible for Amnesty International Pakistan's Human Rights Project.[1]

Warraich joined Dunya News as Executive Director on 23 January 2017.[2] Later, he rejoined Geo TV in 2020.[3]

Warraich is considered to be an authority on Punjab's political families, clans or 'biradari' system voting trend prevalent in Punjab's election politics.[3]

In 2024, he was awarded the President's Pride of Performance for Journalism.[4]

Books

  • Qatil Kaun?[5]
  • Ghaddar Kaun? (2006) (based on interviews when Nawaz Sharif was in exile in Saudi Arabia)[5]
  • Gernailun Ki Siasat
  • Adalia Ke Urooj Ki Kahani
  • Mazhabi Siasat Ke Tazadaat[5]
  • Chotay Soobay Punjab Se Naraz Keun[5]
  • The Party is Over (2018) (inside stories of the disqualification of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif)[5]

References

  1. ^ "Pakistan - Sohail Warraich". SOAS University of London website. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Sohail Warraich Joins Dunya Media Group". Dunya TV News website. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b Abbas Nasir (5 July 2020). "Party far from over? (a newspaper column about Sohail Warraich)". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  4. ^ "President confers civil awards on Pakistanis, foreign nationals". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Sohail Warraich's new book 'The Party is Over' published". The News International newspaper. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2024.