{{short description|Pakistani actress (b. 1965)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Ismat Iqbal | native_name = | birth_name = Ismat Iqbal | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1965|09|26}}<ref name=ismat/> | birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | years_active = *1977–1999 *2013–present | occupation = Actress | relatives = | spouse = | alma_mater = University of Karachi }}
'''Ismat Iqbal''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|عصمت اقبال}}}}) is a Pakistani television actress. She has appeared as child and later lead actress in classic serials aired on PTV Home during 1970-1990.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ptvold.com/p/list-of-actors.html|title=List of Actors of PTV|website=Pakistan Television Corporation|access-date=2019-05-25|archive-date=2019-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414193119/https://www.ptvold.com/p/list-of-actors.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Currently, she is active in the television industry often playing the role of mother in serials airing on different networks. Her most recent appearance include ''Aik Larki Aam Si'' as Minhaj's mother and ''Ranjha Ranjha Kardi'' as Noori's mother.<ref name="ismat">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ptvold.com/2018/07/ismat-iqbal-actor-ptv-old.html|title=Ismat Iqbal {{!}} Actor|website=PTV Old|access-date=2019-06-19|archive-date=2019-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619170341/https://www.ptvold.com/2018/07/ismat-iqbal-actor-ptv-old.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":m0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.oyeyeah.com/celebrity/im-playing-difficult-character-life-bhola-imran-ashraf-next/|title="I'm playing the most difficult character of my life as Bhola," Imran Ashraf on his next|date=2018-10-02|website=Oyeyeah|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-19|archive-date=26 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126102914/https://www.oyeyeah.com/celebrity/im-playing-difficult-character-life-bhola-imran-ashraf-next/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://celebdhaba.com/ranjha-ranjha-kardi-revolves-around-brave-beautiful-idealist-noor-bano/|title=Ranjha Ranjha Kardi revolves around the brave, beautiful and idealist Noor Bano.|last=Staff|first=CelebDhaba|date=2018-11-05|website=Celebdhaba|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-19|archive-date=2020-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805161129/https://celebdhaba.com/ranjha-ranjha-kardi-revolves-around-brave-beautiful-idealist-noor-bano/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
She was introduced to Pakistan Television by director Bakhtiyar Ahmed.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
==Selected television work== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title !Network ! scope="col"|Notes |- | |''Coffee House'' |PTV Home |<ref name=ismat/> |- | |''Faasley'' |PTV Home |<ref name=ismat/> |- | |''Chakar-e-Azam'' |PTV Home |<ref name=ismat/> |- | |''Zara Si Bhool'' |PTV Home |<ref name=ismat/> |- | |''Haan Isi Mor Par'' |PTV Home |<ref name=ismat/> |- | |''Bakht Nama'' |PTV Home |<ref name=ismat/> |- | |''Baarish'' |PTV Home |<ref name=ismat/> |- | |''Shikast-e-Aarzu'' |PTV Home |<ref name=ismat/> |- | |''Aabgeeney'' |PTV Home |<ref name=ismat/> |- | |''Aadhi Gawahi'' |PTV Home |<ref name=ismat/> |- |2013 |''Mere Hamrahi'' |Hum TV |as Humaira (Haniya's Mother) |- |2016 |''Piya Be Dardi'' |ARY Digital | |- |2016–2017 |''Socha Na Tha'' |ARY Zindagi | |- |2017 |''Zakham'' |ARY Digital |as Zeb (Takbeer's mother) |- |2016–2017 |''Waada'' |ARY Digital |as Nuzhat |- |2017 |''Sun Yaara'' |ARY Digital |as Saif's mother |- |2016–2017 |''Hatheli'' |Hum TV |as Samiya's mother |- |2017–2018 |''Karamat-e-Ishq'' |TV One | |- |2018–2019 |''Aik Larki Aam Si'' |Hum TV |as Minhaj's mother<ref>{{Citation|last=HUM TV|title=Aik Larki Aam Si Episode #01 HUM TV Drama 19 June 2018|date=2018-06-19|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMiwnxT6BkA&app=desktop|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref> |- |2018–2019 |''Ranjha Ranjha Kardi'' |Hum TV |as Noori's mother<ref name=":m0" /> |- |2019 |''Hania'' |ARY Digital |as Jameela, Hania's mother |- |2021 |''Dil Na Umeed Toh Nahi'' |TV One<br>PTV Home |as Allah Rakhi's grandmother |- |2021 |''Raqeeb Se'' | Hum TV | as Sakina's neighbor |- |2023 |''Jeevan Nagar'' |Green Entertainment | |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|nm10199810}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iqbal, Ismat}} Category:Pakistani television actresses Category:Living people Category:21st-century Pakistani actresses Category:1965 births Category:University of Karachi alumni