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

Hafeez Ullah Khan Niazi
حفیظ اللہ خان نیازی
Born (1952-07-02) 2 July 1952 (age 72)
Occupations
  • Political analyst
  • columnist
Relatives

Early life and family

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Hafeez Ullah Niazi is the cousin of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan. His brother Irfan Ullah Khan Niazi has been a member of Punjab Assembly from 2022 to 2023. [1]

Another brother, Najeebullah Khan Niazi, was a politician and member of the Punjab Assembly. Hafeez Ullah's brother Inamullah Niazi is also a politician and served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Hafeez Ullah is basically an engineer of University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila.

His son Hassan Niazi, is a lawyer of Imran Khan and is married to a daughter of the Khan of Oghi. Hafeez's daughter has married into the former royal family of Swat.

Career

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He contested 2002 Pakistani general election for PP-44 Mianwali as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which he lost.[2]

In October 2019, he was banned by PEMRA for 30 days.[3] He challenged the decision of PEMRA.[4] Later, the Lahore High Court suspended the ban.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "'Hassaan Niazi is Hafeezullah Niazi's son first, PM's nephew second'". Samaa TV. 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  2. ^ "CM accused of favouring candidate". Dawn. 2003-01-07. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  3. ^ "Pemra bans TV analyst Niazi". Dawn. 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  4. ^ Bilal, Rana (2019-10-02). "TV analyst Hafeezullah Niazi challenges Pemra's ban in LHC, terms it 'illegal'". Dawn. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  5. ^ Bilal, Rana (2019-10-03). "Pemra's ban on Hafeezullah Niazi suspended by LHC". Dawn. Retrieved 2022-09-12.