Rehman Azhar serves as an anchor at Express news. He joined the network in 2008 and is based in Lahore head office. Ever Since joining the team, he has rapidly got involved with news bulletins and special transmissions.
Rehman has been involved in handling many breaking news from the Express news centre in Lahore, he has to his credit vital transmissions like Marriott Hotel blast, Lawyer’s movement and Musharraf’s resignation. He has also anchored for the news info show Nazar. Apart from doing prime time nightly news, he handled transmissions on special days interviewing people on occasions like Labor Day and Eid. He also played a pivotal role as part of the team for coverage of American Elections 2008 and anchored the special marathon transmission. He also hosted a special show talk show ?Whitehouse Express? which became a hallmark of Express news? coverage of American Elections 2008.
Before joining Express news, Rehman has worked in various capacities in media and broadcasting industry. Mainly he worked as a correspondent and anchor for Geo television. As a reporter he has been doing on the spot coverage for general events and sports in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. He started his work as a creative writer and script writer for documentaries, programs and promos for ARY media group.
Rehman graduated from Government College University, Lahore from where he holds a degree in English Literature. He
|