Rizwan Wasti


Syed Rizwan Wasti was a Radio Pakistan, Karachi's radio news broadcaster and a film and television actor.

Early life and career

Rizwan Wasti was born in Lahore but his family later moved to Karachi where he received his Bachelor of Law degree from Sindh Muslim Law College in Karachi. He first worked for Radio Pakistan as an English news broadcaster in the 1960s where he initially learned how to use and control his voice for news media broadcasts. Then he moved on to acting in the Pakistani television drama serials in the 1970s and 1980s.

Television shows

Television actor Rizwan Wasti died on 24 January 2011 at age 73. He left behind his wife TV actress Tahira Wasti, two sons and a daughter. A noted TV actor Talat Hussain commented after his death, "He was a distinguished name in the broadcasting world, a man who had his own distinct style."