About Farrukh Shahbaz

My Story

Farrukh Shahbaz Warraich born 12 February 1993, Lahore) is a Pakistani journalist, Urdu columnist and political analyst. He is associate with Urdu Point, he was associate with PTV News as Content Researcher. His column appears in Daily Nai Baat, he has earlier worked with leading Urdu newspapers. Starting his journalistic career as a freelancer while still being a student and since he has written number of analytic columns on current political issues and domestic politics of Pakistan. Farrukh Shahbaz Warraich was born in Lahore, Punjab on February 12, 1993, he belongs to a Punjabi speaking Warraich family of Southern Punjab. His hometown is Punjab. In 2009, Farrukh passed matriculation examination from Ravian Foundation Grammar School. In 2011, he passed the exams of Intermediate from Government Science College Lahore. In 2013, he got Graduation Degree from University of the Punjab Lahore. As columnist, Farrukh wrote many articles for different newspapers.

He worked with different Print Media Groups of Pakistan like Royal Media Group, Jehan Pakistan Media Group. He wrote features for Monthly Hikayat Magazine, Weekly Family Magazine, Weekly Nai Baat Magazine, he started his career as Columnist from Daily Din Newspaper in 2012. In 2013, he wrote articles for Jehan Pakistan Newspaper till 2015, his column appears in Daily Nai Baat from January 2016. His online article can be read on Urdu Point. Farrukh was associated with Monthly Paigham digest as Editor he is Incharge of Kids Edition of Daily As-Sharq, along with these. 40th Special Issue of Paigham Digest has been issued in the Editorship of Farrukh. On May 24, 2018, Farrukh was elected chairman of Pakistan Federal Union of Columnists for 2018-19 in elections held recently.

He is connected as an anchor person with Urdu point. He is regularly performing in outdoor and studio based programs for Urdu Point. Due to his field work, a great insight of political matters of Pakistan and probing unique questions Farrukh Shahbaz gained great popularity.

Farrukh is fellow in Mass Communication in University of the Punjab, Lahore, and he is most active in different activities in that Department. On Friday December 11, 2015, he elected Founder-President of PU-ICS, Punjab University’s Institute of Communication Studies. On January 20, 2016, He and his friends has been celebrated the 143th Birthday of Maulana Zafar Ali Khan in Maulana Zafar Ali Khan’s Library of that Department.

Farrukh is one of the founding members of PFUC and he was President of Pakistan Federal Union of Columnists. He is associate with PTV News as Content Researcher. Farrukh was awarded by renowned Columnist and Chief Editor of Daily Pakistan Newspaper Mr. Mujib-ur-Rehman Shami in Annually Workshop of PFUC

Education

  • Matriculation

    2009, BISE, Lahore, Pakistan

  • Intermediate

    2011, BISE, Lahore, Pakistan

  • Graduation

    2013, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

  • Post Graduate

    2014, Allama Iqbal Open University in discipline

  • MSc Development Journalism

    2016, University of the Punjab

  • Mphil Mass Communicatiom

    Superior University

Achievements

  • Elected president "Pakistan Federal union of Columists", 2016-17. Served as General Secretary of organization for consecutive three years from 2013-16
  • Nominated "Member Executive Council, Youth General assembly of Pakistan", 2016
  • Co-Founder & Director PYC (Pakistan Youth Community)
  • Was awarded "Best Columnist Award" by President Council of Pakistan Newspaper editors, Mr Mujeeb ur Rehman Shami, 2015.
  • Was awarded "Quaid-e-Azam Gold Medal" for attaining good journalistic achievement as a youngster, 2013 by Tehreek Istehkam Pakistan Council.

Professional Works

  • Column writer
  • Feature writer
  • Feature writer at national daily "Khabrain",Sunday Magazine Jun-Nov 2014
  • Column writer at national daily "Jehan Pakistan" Nov 2014-to 2016
  • Column writer at national daily ‘’Nai Baat’’ 2016
  • Edited a kids magazine monthly "Paigham Digest"(2014-to 2016)
  • Editor Arqam magazine/Public Relation Officer at Dar-e-Arqam Head office Jan 2015- Aug 2016
  • Content writer/Researcher at state run Pakistan Television May 2016-Nov 2017
  • Anchor/ Special Correspondent at KN News March 2018 to till date
  • Anchor at Urdu Point (largest digital media group) Feb 2019
  • Writer of high class. Have the profound distinction of getting published in national daily newspapers from a tender age of 18 years. Got recognized as an opinion making writer who was called at various national conferences, meetings, workshops as speaker along with seasoned writers.
  • Special interest in reading global diplomacy, democracy systems. Works of renowned writers on Politics have been an area of special interest. Besides that, have got a deep interest in research and literature.
  • A speaker who has been called upon by various institutions all over the country.
  • Expertise in "Children Magazines" as a writing analyst. was called upon at various conferences in this capacity.