1. Zaheen Tahira
Zaheen Tahira is one of the most senior and veteran actors in the Pakistan television history. She belongs to an elite class of theatre actors and has played the lead role in more than 700 plays over a span of three decades. She started her career in the late 1970s and had been active in the industry until present. She had also appeared in the phenomenal Pakistani serial “Khuda Ki Basti” by Shaukat Siddiqui, which had broken TRP (Television Rating Point) records through its enigmatic performances and a starry cast.
...2. Farah Nadeem
Farah Nadeem is a Pakistani actress, who was born on June 3 in Karachi, Pakistan. Acting was in her genes and she has been following the footsteps of her family members who are also part of the same industry such as Sultana Siddiqui, a Pakistani TV producer and director and Mahnoor Baloch, a model, actress and film director.
She made her debut in the year 1998 after she was cast on PTV’s drama serial, Kashish. Farah was introduced by director Kazim Pasha to the television. After that, she appeared in several PTV dramas like Tipu Sultan and Sham Se Pehle in year 1999 and Who Kaun Hai in the year 2000. She gained many awards for her performance in Tipu Sultan and Sham Se Pehle and even though, she was usually cast in a supporting role, she was able to impress the audiences by her brilliancy and dedication to perform.
When the private entertainment channels started to launch in Pakistan, she was seen in a number of television dramas, which gained her immense popularity among the viewers. Farah has done the family drama serial Dil, Diya, Dehleez on Hum TV in the year 2006, following by an appearance on Geo TV’s Masi Aur Malika. She was also seen on Geo TV’s Chaar Chaand, ‘Who Rishtey, Who Naatey’ and Teray Anay Ke Baad; PTV’s Pani Pe Panah; ARY Digital’s Dil Ke Afsanay and Manzil and APlus’ Dard Ashna. In year 2007, Farah appeared in a TV movie entitled Women’s Freedom as the wife of Aslam Sheikh’s character. In 2013, she played a motherly role on Hum TV’s Tanhai and on Geo TV’s Rukhsaar. Recently, she was featured on ARY Digital’s Qismat, helmed by Shahid Younus and Aamir Yousuf’s Aitraz. In 2014, Farah was also featured in Kamran Akbar Khan’s Dil Ka Darwaza, aired on Hum TV. This year, the actress was also cast on TV One’s Zara si Bhool, helmed by Atif Rathore.
...3. Lubna Aslam
Lubna Aslam is a veteran Pakistani television actress. She was born in Karachi. Her childhood was spent traveling across Pakistan. Her father was an army man who would often gets posted even in remote corners. The family also moved with the father. She showed an early interest towards acting and participated in various school plays. Lubna eventually developed a passion for acting and decided that she should take acting seriously to make it her profession. Her acting career began in late 1990, but her first notable performance was seen in critically acclaimed drama serial ‘DardKeFasle’ in the year 2001. Her show was appreciated in the whole of Pakistan but mostly in the Northern part.
...4. Maria Wasti
Maria Wasti, born on 14th August 1971, is a Pakistani Television & Film actress and host. Pakistan’s first private (non-government owned) channel launched in the 1990s, Network Television Marketing, featured contents that grasped attention and interests of the younger generation of the society, and hence, fascinated Maria to become an actress. Maria has done over 50 serials and a huge number of assorted plays. She started her career with the play ‘Sarah Aur Ammara’ for which she was approached by Bakhtiar Ahmed, the programme manager PTV Lahore Centre.
...5. Sana Askari
Sana Askari is an actress and model from Pakistan. She was born on 23 April 1988. She got recognition for portraying the character of Laila in the Baraat series. She entered the industry in 2005. Sana Askari was raised in America and went to Beaconhouse School, and in 2010, she graduated from NAPA. Her first theatre play was Adhay Adhooray under NAPA's banner. In the show Dareecha, Sana got her first lead role opposite Imran Aslam. She has also made guest appearances in Nadia Khan Show and Jaago Pakistan Jaago. She was a contestant in Fear Factor Pakistan.
...6. Nasreen John
7. Babar Javed
Babar Javed is a Pakistani film director and producer. He has served as a producer and directer of worldwide famous such as Qaid-e-Tanhai, Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Main Abdul Qadir Hoon, Mera Saaein, Bashar Momin, Aasmanon Pay Likha, Mor Mahal and much more. All these series were under his own production house A&B Entertainment. The production house is co-owned by actor Asif Raza Mir, who has now turned into a filmmaker and along with Javed even he keeps his interest in the direction of the series to put a good story in front of the audience. Javed has been honored with eight Lux Style Awards for his work as a director and producer. Recently in 2016, he was awarded his first ARY Film Award nomination for producing Manto a biopic in 2015.
...8. Asif Raza Mir
Asif Raza Mir is a producer and actor in the Pakistani film and television industry. He also simultaneously acted in some Hindi movies. He was born on the 26th of September 1959 in Karachi, Pakistan. His father Raza Mir was a movie director and cinematographer for the first-ever Pakistani film “Teri Yaad” (1948). Asif's wife is Samra Raza Mir.
...9. Azfar Rehman
10. Aijaz Aslam
Aijaz Aslam, an actor by profession, was born on October 3, 1972, in Karachi, Pakistan. He is popular for his lead roles in serials “Kis Din Mera Viyah Hoye Ga” and “Kashkol.” Additionally, Aslam is a fashion designer in Pakistani business industry and a model.
...11. Sajid Shah
Sajid Shah (also known as Muhammad Ali Shah) is a famous Pakistani actor. He has appeared in dramas such as "Baandi, Sabz Pari Laal Kabootar, Raqs-e-Bismil, Railway Colony."His ancestors were Afghans who moved to Pakistan. His father served in the military as a medical doctor. After his father died, he began working for himself as a general manager in a company.His son Tabraiz Sajid appeared alongside him in the dramas "Pulsirat and Roag." Sajid Shah is an active user of Instagram and other social media apps.
...12. Shahood Alvi
13. Afraz Rasool
Afraz Rasool is a Pakistani television actor, model, and former VJ, born on 21 August 1984 in Karachi, Pakistan. Afraz pursued a degree in Theatre Arts from the National Academy of Performing Arts. He comes from non-cinema family background. He also has a great sense of humor and always entertains everyone around him. The actor is also fond of music and loves to play guitar. His small-screen debut was with the serial Dreamers. He was a trainee at NAPA, which helped him understand his roles more thoroughly. He worked in many serials like Yaqeen Ka Safar, Sehra Mein Safar, Mein Abdul Qadir Hoon, and others. Afraz was a part of plays including Barish Mein Deewar, Ghar Angan, Gudya Rani, Jalan, Sangsar, Janam Jali, Teri Ulfat, Miraat ul Uroos, etc.
...14. Shehzad Mukhtar