Hafeez Ullah Niazi

Hafeez Ullah Niazi is a Pakistani television analyst and columnist who currently appears as an analyst on Report Card at Geo News. He is a cousin of Imran Khan.

Hafeez Ullah Niazi
Born (1966-07-02) 2 July 1966
Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
RelativesNajeebullah Khan Niazi (brother)
Inamullah Niazi (brother)
Imran Khan (cousin)

Early life and family

Hafeez Ullah Niazi is a cousin of Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan.[1] His brother, Najeebullah Khan Niazi, was a politician and member of the Punjab Assembly. His second brother, Inamullah Niazi, is a politician and served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

In December 2019, his son, Hassan Niazi, attracted criticism for attacking the Punjab Institute of Cardiology as part of the group of lawyers.[2]

Career

He contested 2002 Pakistani general election for PP-44 Mianwali as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf which he lost.[3]

In October 2019, he was banned by PEMRA for 30 days.[4] Following the ban, he challenged the decision of PEMRA.[5] Later, Lahore High Court suspended the ban.[6]

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References
  1. "'Hassaan Niazi is Hafeezullah Niazi's son first, PM's nephew second' | Samaa Digital". Samaa TV.
  2. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (December 13, 2019). "Police take flak for not naming PM's nephew in FIRs". DAWN.COM.
  3. "CM accused of favouring candidate". DAWN.COM. January 7, 2003.
  4. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (October 2, 2019). "Pemra bans TV analyst Niazi". DAWN.COM.
  5. Bilal, Rana (October 2, 2019). "TV analyst Hafeezullah Niazi challenges Pemra's ban in LHC, terms it 'illegal'". DAWN.COM.
  6. Bilal, Rana (October 3, 2019). "Pemra's ban on Hafeezullah Niazi suspended by LHC". DAWN.COM.


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