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Saleem Safi is a Pakistani journalist and writer who specialises as a political analyst and talk show anchor. He has hosted various current affairs programmes in channels such as PTV News, the Pashto-language AVT Khyber and is currently serving as the host of the popular GEO News talk show Jirga. Apart from being on the television screen, Safi has written columns for theDaily Jang and The News International. As an expert on Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa affairs, he has also been invited to talk on BBC and Voice of America.
Safi is the author of Afghanistan, Taliban, Usama Aur Pakistan Ki Deeni Juma’aton ka Kirdar ("The Role of Afghanistan, Taliban, Osama and Pakistan's religious establishments"), a book largely based on the War on Terror. He is also affiliated with the Pukhtoon Students Federation.
Safi is an ethnic Pashtun and belongs to the Safi tribe. He obtained a Bachelors degree from the University of Peshawar before moving to Islamabad where he is currently based.
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