Mubashir Lucman

{{Short description|Pakistani anchor (born 1963)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox youtuber | name = Mubasher Luqman | image = Mubasher Lucman 2012.png | caption = Lucman in 2012 | native_name = مبشر لقمان | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1963|01|11}} | birth_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | education = | occupation = {{Hlist|News anchor}} | children = 2<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.darsaal.com/columns/writer/mubashir-luqman.html#google_vignette | title=Urdu Columns Written by Columnist Mubashir Luqman }}</ref> | spouse = | youtube_id = UCslugpmYWJiZK5rbvtcaV7Q | youtube_display_name = Mubasher Lucman Official

| youtube_years_active = 2018–present | youtube_genre = | youtube_subscribers = 2 million | youtube_views = 296 million | stats_update = 26 January 2022{{nu|date=October 2025}} }}

'''Mubasher Lucman''' is a Pakistani anchorperson and columnist. He was made caretaker Minister of Punjab for information technology, communications and works in 2007–08.<ref>{{cite news |title=Caretaker CM, 17 ministers take oath in Lahore |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/276673 |work=Dawn |date=20 November 2007}}</ref> He launched ARY Digital as its first CEO.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1132216 | title=ARY's CEO, anchorperson told to justify airing of 'defamatory' show | date=16 September 2014 }}</ref> He is one of the key members of WorldCall, Pakistan's first fiber-optic network.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board Committees |url=https://www.worldcall.net.pk/BoardCommittees |access-date=15 August 2025 |website=www.worldcall.net.pk}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He also worked in the corporate field, in key positions at WorldCall Group, ARY Digital, NTM (first private television network of Pakistan), and PAKTEL.

As of 2014, he had conducted over 2,500 television shows, most of which focused on investigative reporting.<ref name=":0" />

==Early life and education== Born to movie director-producer of the 1950s and 1960s Luqman (1922-1994), Mubasher Lucman graduated from Aitchison College Lahore and Government College Lahore.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Springer |first=Jon |date=30 October 2014 |title=Why Is This Man Banned For Life From Pakistani TV? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonspringer/2014/10/30/why-is-this-man-banned-for-life-from-pakistani-tv/?sh=1460bce95c4f |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250601194918/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonspringer/2014/10/30/why-is-this-man-banned-for-life-from-pakistani-tv/ |archive-date=1 June 2025 |website=Forbes |quote=}}</ref>

==Showbusiness career==

=== Theatre === In Lucman's youth, he gained popularity and recognition for his theatre plays. He directed a number of productions. His first job was at the Lahore Hilton (present-day Avari) when he had just started in Government College Lahore.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=2020 |title=Regional Geostrategic Challenges: Golden Ring Bloc — An Opportunity for Pakistan’s Strategic & Economic Security (Volume 1) |url=https://gref.org.pk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Volume-1-GREF-UMT-Webinar-3.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901144834/https://gref.org.pk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Volume-1-GREF-UMT-Webinar-3.pdf |archive-date=1 September 2024 |access-date= |publisher=Golden Ring Economic Forum and University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore |pages=12-13}}</ref>

=== Copywriting and advertisement === Later, Lucman joined an advertising agency as a copywriter. He had worked in the advertising industry of Pakistan for several years and proved his skills through his script for the advertisement of top local and multinational brands of Pakistan including Coca-Cola and Nestle.<ref name=":1" />

=== Production company === Lucman set up a production company of his own which developed software and content for television channels of Pakistan.<ref name=":1" />

=== Television and cinema === In 1999, Lucman directed the drama ''Parchain'' for the private channel NTM.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parchain |url=https://ptv2.tripod.com/p/parchin.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260102151034/https://ptv2.tripod.com/p/parchin.htm |archive-date=2026-01-02 |access-date=2026-01-02 |website=ptv2.tripod.com}}</ref>

Lucman produced, co-wrote and directed the film ''Pehla Pehla Pyaar'' in 2006, starring Resham and Ali Tabish.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pehla Pehla Pyar (2006) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806150/ |access-date=1 June 2025 |website=IMDb}}</ref>

=== Music === In 2015, Lucman sung a cover of the 1960s classic ''Summer Wine'' alongside Aima Baig, whose father is a friend of Lucman.<ref name="bftv">{{cite news |author=Omair Alavi |date=20 November 2016 |title=The new voice in town |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/562166 |access-date=16 September 2020 |work=The News}}</ref>

== Anchor career == Lucman has entered television journalism in 2006.<ref name=":0" /> He started anchoring from the channel Business Plus as a host. He joined Express News as a host with the programme ''Point Blank'' and later moved to Dunya News and hosted the programme ''Khari Baat Lucman Ke Sath''. He then joined ARY News, hosting ''Khara Sach''. He worked for BOL Network, the newly launched TV channel at the time, with his programme ''Meri Jang'' for a short while. However, the channel was banned by PEMRA due to the Axact scandal. After a while he joined Samaa, continuing with his hit programme ''Khara Sach with Mubasher Lucman''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1147891|title=Mubashir Lucman leaves Bol TV, joins Channel 24|last=Jawaid|first=Wajiha|date=2015-09-14|work=HIP|access-date=2017-10-20|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Controversies ==

=== PEMRA ban (2014) === His show ''Khara Sach'' was banned by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) in 2014 due to Lucman's outspoken words.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 October 2014 |title=Pemra bans Mubashir Lucman's 'Khara Sach' |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1138827/pemra-bans-mubashir-lucmans-khara-sach |website=Dawn}}</ref>

=== Sexist comments on Bollywood actresses (2025) === On a 6 May 2025 Rasta News Network podcast episode with journalist Naeem Hanif, Lucman sparked outrage in both India and Pakistan following vulgar remarks in which he said that he would take Bollywood actresses as spoils of war, impliedly referring to sex slaves, if Pakistan were to win a war against India. The comments caused significant controversy amid the Pahalgam terror attack and the 2025 India–Pakistan crisis.<ref name="digitalbackgrounds">{{Cite web |last=Imran |first=Sara |last2=Khan |first2=Seerat |last3=Nazar |first3=Maria |date=May 2025 |editor-last=Dad |editor-first=Nighat |editor-link=Nighat Dad |title=Digital Battlegrounds: Gendered Disinformation, TFGBV, and Hate Speech in the Indo-Pak Escalations |url=https://digitalrightsfoundation.pk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Digital-Battlegrounds-Report.pdf |website=Digital Rights Foundation |page=8 |format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chauhan |first=Manisha |title=Pakistani anchor Mubasher Lucman says he wants to make Bollywood actresses his sex slaves if they win war against India: 'Mein chahta hun...' |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-pakistani-anchor-mubasher-lucman-says-he-wants-to-make-bollywood-actresses-his-sex-slaves-if-they-win-war-against-india-mein-chahta-hun-3150330 |access-date=2025-05-27 |website=DNA India |language=en}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-05 |title=Pahalgam Attack: Pakistani YouTuber Mubashir's Controversial Remarks on Indian Actresses |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/videos/pahalgam-attack-pakistani-youtuber-mubashir-comments-indian-actresses-011-280126.html |access-date=2025-05-27 |website=Filmibeat |language=en}} </ref>

==Writings== Luqman has contributed newspaper columns in both Pakistan and the United Kingdom.<ref name=":0" />

His books include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mubashir Lucman's profile on WorldCat |url=https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n2009207368/ |website=WorldCat}}</ref>

* کھرا سچ : بابا جى کے نام / ''Kharā Sach : Bābā Jī Ke Nām'', Jumhūrī Publications, Lahore, 2014, 208 p. <small>On the alleged corruption of Independent Media Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd and its alleged ties with the Indian secret agencies.</small>

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== External links == * {{IMDb name|nm2270190|name=Mubashir Lucman}} * {{Twitter|mubasherlucman|name=Mubashir Lucman}} * [https://mubashirluqman.com/ mubashirluqman.com] {{authority control}}

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