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Pervaiz Alam

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Pervaiz Alam

@pervaizalam

Broadcast Journalist l Editor, Cine Ink I Radio & TV Producer l Formerly, BBC Hindi & BBC World, London

London, England

Joined February 2009

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Pervaiz Alam
@pervaizalam
Mar 22
Pakistan–Saudi Agreement raises concerns in Pakistan Defence analyst Dr Ayesha Siddiqa @iamthedrifter discloses that Pakistani diplomats were reluctant to sign the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia, warning it could deepen factionalism in the Middle East. She
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Pervaiz Alam
@pervaizalam
Nov 22, 2019
I asked students to sing a song for me and they chose Hum Dekhenge by Faiz as I conducted a media workshop at the IIMC in New Delhi on 21 Nov. Meet the vibrant students of Indian Institute of Mass Communication. #IIMCDELHI #Faiz #HumDekhenge
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Pervaiz Alam
@pervaizalam
Aug 11, 2023
Replying to @DanielRosney
You were assigned a job and you did great. Ignore trolls, they are there to find an excuse to get to the BBC.
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Pervaiz Alam
@pervaizalam
May 3, 2024
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s epic web series Heera Mandi on Netflix is set against the Indian independence/British Raj in Lahore of the 1920s-1940s. Fareedan (Sonakshi Sinha) is supposedly reading an Urdu newspaper (EP5). Headlines say, “Warangal Municipal Elections: TRS Distributes
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Pervaiz Alam
@pervaizalam
May 21, 2024
Former PM of India Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on 21 May 1991. Working with the BBC Hindi Service in London, I was a part of the radio prog. presented by Achala Sharma on the morning of 22 May 1991 that went on to win an international award. The highlight of the prog was an
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Pervaiz Alam
@pervaizalam
Sep 23, 2017
कमाल है! शायद कुमार विश्वास @DrKumarVishwas से बेहतर आज कोई हिंदी कविता इतने सशक्त रूप से नहीं सुन सकता। He's amazing! #dinkar
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Quint Hindi
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Sep 23, 2017
रामधारी सिंह #दिनकर के जन्मदिन पर उनकी कविताएं और उनसे जुड़े किस्से सुना रहे हैं @DrKumarVishwas #Dinkar hindi.thequint.com/life/2017/09/2…
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Pervaiz Alam
@pervaizalam
Jan 10, 2024
Replying to @johncusack
Also add: why have you unleashed a campaign of horror against Palestinian in the West Bank and surrounding settlements where there’s no Hamas?
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Pervaiz Alam
@pervaizalam
Apr 3, 2024
Replying to @LBC and @NickFerrariLBC
Nick Farrari is one of my favourite radio presenters in the UK but … More than 32,000 people dead, mostly women and children. Homes, hospitals, living hood and universities destroyed. People denied food and medicine. But he kept waiting for his moment. Finally, it took him
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Pervaiz Alam
@pervaizalam
Dec 15, 2024
Ustad Zakir Hussain, Tabla player, percussionist, composer, former actor and the son of legendary Tabla player, Ustad Allah Rakha is not well. He’s being treated for serious ailments in a San Francisco hospital, USA, informed his brother in law, Ayub Aulia in a phone call with
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Pervaiz Alam
@pervaizalam
Feb 7, 2024
Replying to @piersmorgan
Being such a senior journalist you should no know the context matters. Brianna Ghey's mother Esther was expected in the public gallery. Brianna, 16-year-old transgender, was murdered by two teenagers. Now, that’s the context.
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Pervaiz Alam
@pervaizalam
Feb 6, 2022
She came, recorded an interview with me at BBC Bush House in London, and turned me into a sort of star. Listen to legendary #LataMangeshkar in her own voice along with her favourite songs. #LataKikahani- Part1 audioboom.com/posts/3621468-…
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Pervaiz Alam
@pervaizalam
Mar 30, 2019
After working with the BBC for almost 40 years, Veteran broadcaster @ShafiNaqiJamie retired with a bash in London. He had a cult following among Hindi and Urdu listeners. #BBCHindi #BBCUrdu #cineink
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Pervaiz Alam
@pervaizalam
Mar 22, 2024
The Iftar Dinner hosted by India’s High Commissioner to London, Mr Vikram Doraiswamy, was one of the best Iftars ever at India House in Central London. Proper sit-down and spread over several courses with Aab e Zamzam, dates, pakoras, kebabs, chicken curry, naans and biryani,
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👁 Shehla Hasan, Sarah Quraishi & Achala Sharma at HCI London Iftar Dinner
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Pervaiz Alam
@pervaizalam
May 25, 2024
Replying to @mknid
And, she proved her mettle at Cannes. Wonderful achievement. So proud of her.

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