Imran Aslam (; 1952 – 2 December 2022) was a Pakistani journalist, screenwriter and media personality from Pakistan.Profile of Imran Aslam on journalismpakistan.com website Published 14 December 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2022
Early life Imran Aslam was born in Madras (now Chennai, India) in 1952. He studied at the Government College, Lahore, where he'd befriend the likes of Salman Shahid and Usman Peerzada, before completing his higher education in London in the 1970s at London School of Economics.Profile of Imran Aslam on pakistanherald.com website Retrieved 26 September 2022Suhayb, Muhammad (5 December 2022). "Imran Aslam: Last of the Legends". Youlin Magazine. Archived 2 July 2025.
Before he turned to journalism, he worked for Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of the UAE. He worked there as the Director of Royal Flight.
Career
Journalism He began his journalistic career as the editor of an English language newspaper The Star in 1982. In the 1990s, he was editor of The News, a Karachi-based English daily newspaper.
Geo Network In 2015, he became the Group President of GEO Television Network, a subsidiary of Jang Group of Newspapers.
"During his tenure as president, Geo Network launched Geo News channel, Geo Entertainment channel, Geo Super channel, Aag channel, Geo Kahani channel and Geo Tez channel." Aslam was the president of Geo TV Network from 2002. Aslam has been called the creative brain behind Geo Network as a modern media powerhouse.Sarwar, Beena (3 December 2022). "Imran Aslam obituary: A veteran, thespian journalist". Geo News.
Writing Fluent in Urdu, English, and Bangla, owing to his childhood spent in former East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), Aslam wrote on a wide range of subjects, including sports, business, religious texts, classical literature, Sufism, and comic books. His writing style was noted for its wit.
Television series As a screenwriter he wrote over 60 drama scripts for both television and stage.News Desk (2 December 2022). "Veteran journalist Imran Aslam passes away at 70". The Express Tribune. Among his famous PTV dramas were Khaleej in 1986 and Bisaat in 2000, the latter marking the television debut of veteran actor Nadeem.
Personal life and death Aslam was married to cricket journalist Farishteh Aslam.
Aslam was well-versed in both Indian and Western classical music, including qawwalis, Sufi music, and instrumental compositions. According to his niece, journalist Reema Abbasi, he had memorized works by Shakespeare, Byron, and Keats, as well as Urdu poets such as Ghalib, Mir, and various Sufi poets.
Imran Aslam died on 2 December 2022, at the age of 70.Veteran journalist Imran Aslam passes away at 70
Selected filmography Television YearTitleNetworkNotes1986KhaleejPTVDastak1990RoziBased on the 1982 Hollywood film Tootsie 2000Bisaat 2016Mor MahalGeo EntertainmentConcept only
Film YearTitleNotes2019Parey Hut Love
See also Mir Shakil ur Rehman Mir Ibrahim Rahman Mir Khalil ur Rehman Daily Jang List of Pakistani journalists
References
External links Homepage of Daily Jang newspaper Homepage of Geo TV