Journalist / Anchor
Born: 09 July 1976
Profession: Journalist / Anchor
Affiliation(s): PTV News
Citizenship: Pakistani
Profile He has a Masters degree in world history from Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad. When he started writing columns in 1999 he was the youngest regular English columnist of the country. Since then he has worked for Pakistan Television, Geo Television Network, Daily The Nation, The News International, The Post, tailored a nationwide election campaign and worked for pro-freedom non governmental organizations. Farrukh Khan Pitafi has recently joined PTV News as an anchor person for his new talk show Capital View. A thorough liberal, Pitafi has advocated for civil liberties in the country. His no-nonsense approach to national and international issues distinguishes him from other Pakistani columnists, analysts and TV anchors. His areas of expertise include foreign policy, political analysis, defense policy, war on terror and many important national and international issues. He also passionately defends free media and uncensored Internet. An ethnic Baloch, Pitafi also vociferously advocates mainstreaming and integration of Balochistan and winning back the hearts and minds in the province.
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