Fasi Zaka
| Fasi Zaka فصیح زکاء |
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Zaka with Nadeem F. Paracha in 2006
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Fasi Zaka Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{". September 1974 10 Expression error: Unexpected number.Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{". Charsadda, North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Pakistan |
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 Pakistani |
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| Occupation | Television host, political commentator, columnist |
| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Political party | Independent |
Fasi Zaka (born 9 October 1974) is a Pakistani television and radio host, columnist, and political commentator.
Zaka attended Somerville College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He rose to prominence for his satirical views of the War on Terror and emergency rule, as host of News, Views and Confused on Aaj TV. After featuring as a columnist for The News, Zaka began The Fasi Zaka Show on Radio1 FM91, which became one of the highest-rated radio shows in the country. He returned to television a decade later as co-host of Do Raaye on DawnNews in 2017.
He was declared a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and has been described as a "media polymath" and "shock jock".
Born to a Pakhtun family from Charsadda, Zaka received his elementary schooling in Peshawar, where he stayed until he acquired his Bachelor's degree from Edwardes College in Peshawar and master's degree from the University of Peshawar. Zaka is also a University of Oxford postgraduate funded as a Rhodes Scholar in the session 2001–03 from Somerville College where he was elected President of the MCR for Graduates and subsequently elected life member.
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