Arshad Sharif (Urdu: ارشد شریف; 22 February 1973 – 23 October 2022) was a Pakistani journalist, writer, and television news anchor. He specialized in investigative journalism and covered many political events in the country for national and international news organizations, including the United Kingdom.
Sharif covered conflicts in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas with a specialization in defense and foreign affairs. He reported for leading Pakistani news organizations from London, Paris, Strasbourg, and Kiel.
He was the winner of a 2012 Agahi Award. Sharif as an anchor and Adeel Raja as producer won the 2016 Investigative Journalist of the Year Award for the program Powerplay. In 2018, Sharif was awarded Agahi’s Peoples’ Choice Award: Favorite Current Affairs Anchor – Male
Was Arshad Sharif Married?
Arshad Sharif was married to Javeria Siddique. The two love birds got married in 2022. Javeira Siddique is also a Journalist. She is said to have started her training in Photo Journalism in 2013. In 2014, she graduated and won the CDA award for Best Reporting in 2008, the PIHR award in 2009, and Best Reporting and Anchoring award for Punjab Bar Council in the same year