Nida Pasha, also known as Nida Yasir, is a Pakistani television host, model, and former actress best known for her role as Saima in the television drama Hum Tum.
Nida Yasir — Key Facts & Archival Overview
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Nida Pasha, also known as Nida Yasir, is a Pakistani television host, model, and former actress best known for her role as Saima in the television drama Hum Tum. She also hosts the ARY Digital morning show Good Morning Pakistan.
Family
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She is the daughter of Kazim Pasha and Fehmida Nasreen, both television directors and producers.
Yasir began her career as a model and producer. Later, she joined ARY Digital after Shaista Wahidi accepted a morning show offer from Geo TV and left ARY Digital. She is now the host of the ARY Digital morning show Good Morning Pakistan. She also appears in drama serials on various television networks.
Yasir produced her first feature film, Wrong No., in 2015, which was directed and produced by her husband, Yasir Nawaz.
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Controversies
Yasir invited fellow actor Shabbir Jan to her show in 2015, and during a game show, he stormed out, prompting the other guest, Saud, to go after him. Yasir later claimed that this was a publicity stunt to boost show ratings.
Yasir asked insensitive questions about the rape and subsequent murder to the parents of a rape victim in a 2020 interview. This drew widespread condemnation, with the hashtag #BanNidaYasir trending on Pakistani Twitter.
Nida Yasir sparked even more controversy in 2021 when a clip from her morning show from 2016 went viral on the internet. During the interview, she demonstrated a lack of background research by repeatedly asking questions that questioned the accomplishments of her guests, who were graduate students studying Formula One in the United States.
Television
Host
- Good Morning Pakistan
- GMP Shan-e-Suhoor
Producer
- Baal Baal Bach Gaye
Actor
| Year | Title | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Sub Set Hai | Indus Vision |
| 2009 | Nadaaniyaan | Geo TV |
| 2010 | Hum Tum | Geo TV |
| 2013 | Yeh Zindagi Hai | Geo TV |
Films
As producer
- Wrong No. (2015)
- Mehrunisa V lub u (2017)
- Wrong No. 2 (2019)
Awards
- Pakistan Media Award 2012 - Best morning show host (GMP) Good Morning Pakistan.
- Pakistan Achievement Awards (PAA) 2019 - Best Morning Show Host (GMP) Good Morning Pakistan.
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Other name | Nida Pasha |
| Full Name | Nida Pasha Yasir (after marriage) |
| Profession(s) | Actor, Host, Producer |
| Known for | Hosting the Pakistani show Good Morning Pakistan on ARY Digital |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet & inches- 5’ 5” |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 60 kg in pounds- 132 lbs |
| Figure Measurements (approx.) | 34-30-36 |
| Eye Colour | Hazel Grey |
| Hair Colour | Medium Golden Brown |
| Career | |
| Debut | As a TV Host • Good Morning Pakistan (2012-present) on ARY Digital As a Producer • Television Show- Nadaaniyaan (2009) on Geo TV As an actor • Film- Wrong No. (2015) |
| Awards | • 2012: Best Morning Show Host for the show Good Morning Pakistan at the Pakistan Media Awards • 2018: Best Morning Show Host Award for the show Good Morning Pakistan at the Pakistan Achievement Awards • 2019: Best Morning Show Host Award for the show Good Morning Pakistan at the Pakistan Achievement Awards • 2021: Best Morning Show Host Award for the show Good Morning Pakistan at the ARY People Choice Awards |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 31 January 1974 (Thursday) |
| Age (as of 2023) | 49 Years |
| Birthplace | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Hometown | Karachi, Pakistan |
| School | • Montessori Complex High School in Karachi, Pakistan • Fauji Foundation Model School in Quetta, Pakistan • St. Joseph's Convent School in Quetta, Pakistan • Beaconhouse Juniper Campus in Quetta, Pakistan • A school in Germany (for Classes 4 and 5) |
| College/University | University of Karachi, Pakistan |
| Educational Qualification | Nida completed her graduation in Physics (Hons.) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | 2 June 2002 |
| Family | |
| Husband/Spouse | Yasir Nawaz (a Pakistani director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and former model) |
| Children | Son(s)- 2 • Balaj Yasir • Fareed Yasir Daughter- Silah Yasir |
| Parents | Father- Kazim Pasha (a Pakistani television director and producer) Mother- Fehmida Nasreen (died on 7 February 2021) |
| Siblings | Brother- Talha Pasha Sister(s)- 2 • Saweera Pasha (a Pakistani anchor and journalist) • Sina Pasha (a Pakistani film director) |
| Other Relative(s) | Father-in-law- Fareed Nawaz Baloch (a Pakistani television and radio artist who died in 2001) Brother-in-law- Danish Nawaz Baloch (a Pakistani actor, director, and comedian) Sister-in-law- Anzalna Nawaz |
| Favourites | |
| Food | Biryani and Qorma |
| Actor(s) | Danish Taimoor and Fawad Khan |
| Actress(s) | Ayeza Khan, Mahira Khan |
| Face Wash | Shiseido ( a Japanese cosmetic brand) |
| Colour(s) | White, Pink, Peach, Lilac |
| Street food | Bun Kebab |
| Pakistani Drama(s) | Yeh Na Thi Humari Qismat, Mere Humsafar |
| Sport | Cricket |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Nida Yasir
- Nida Yasir is a Pakistani actor, producer, and television host. She gained recognition for hosting the show Good Morning Pakistan on ARY Digital.
- After Nida completed her graduation, she decided to make a career in hotel management. She enrolled herself at Marriott Hotel in Karachi and received training for a span of two years. Nida aspired to study hotel management at a college in Lausanne, Switzerland but was short of funds. To gather money for the payment of her course fees, she started acting in Pakistani dramas. After she realised that the salaries of a hotelier in Pakistan were quite low, she decided to pursue her career as an actor.
- Nida and Yasir Nawaz met on the sets of the telefilm Muhabbat. While working together, Yasir developed feelings for Nida and soon proposed to her, but she immediately rejected his proposal as he belonged to a different community, Sindhi. In an interview, on being asked about how she met Yasir and what impression she received of him, Nida replied,
Yasir’s first impression of me was horrible. He was a senior actor and had worked with Mehreen Jabbar, Humayun Saeed, and Sania Saeed. He was very arrogant. He used to think too highly of himself. I think he was too proud of his fair complexion. When I first got a role with him, I was happy because I was cast alongside him because he was an older actor. I was all ready and he ditched us on the shoot that day. The shoot was canceled because of him. I told him he was very arrogant, but then the impression I had of him changed. His sense of humor was so great that I had so much fun working with him.”
- In 2001, Nida Yasir appeared in the show Sub Set Hai on Indus Vision. In 2009, she played the role of Nida in the television show Nadaaniyaan on Geo TV alongside her husband Yasir Nawaz. In 2010, Nida appeared as Saima in the television show Hum Tum on Geo TV. In 2013, she made a guest appearance on the show Yeh Zindagi Hai on Geo TV.
- In 2010, Nida produced the Pakistani telefilm Baal Baal Bach Gaye on Geo TV. In 2017, she produced the Pakistani romantic comedy film Mehrunisa V lub u. In May 2022, Nida produced the Pakistani film Chakkar.
- In 2019, Nida appeared in a cameo role in the Pakistani comedy film Wrong No. 2.
- In 2021, she appeared in a commercial for the product Iqbal Banaspati Ghee.
- Nida had received training for Kathak, an Indian classical dance form.
- In an interview, Nida revealed that she used to suspect her husband Yasir Nawaz and had trust issues with him and said,
Yes, I do doubt Yasir a lot. I don’t know but this a manufacturing fault in me, I can’t stop doubting him. Yasir has changed a lot but my habit is still the same and I can’t help it. I know it’s bad.”
- In 2021, Nida hosted the show GMP Shan-e-Suhoor on ARY D
Poster of the telefilm Uff Yeh Biwiyaan on Ary Digital
- In 2021, Nida was heavily trolled for asking poorly researched questions about Formula 1 cars from her guests on the morning show Good Morning Pakistan on ARY Digital. She had invited Abdul Aleem and Mohammad Shariq War, the students from the Pakistan Navy Engineering College, Karachi, who had built an electric racing car and had represented their country internationally in the Formula SAE Lincoln competition, which was held in June 2016 at Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, Nebraska. While interviewing, it was evident that Nida’s questions were ill-researched as she was not aware of the fact that Formula 1 cars can only seat a single person. After the episode premiered on the channel, people trolled her with tweets like –
- In 2021, Yasir Nawaz made a parody video of his wife Nida over her viral Formula 1 car controversy.
- Nida has been featured on the cover of magazines like Fashion Collection and Hello Pakistan.
- In June 2021, during an interview, Nida revealed that she was robbed while on vacation with her family in Turkey. During her visit to Istanbul, Nida’s diamond jewellery, which comprised three rings and a pendant was stolen from her hotel room. After three days, she found out that her jewellery was missing from the bag she kept in her cupboard. Nida immediately filed an FIR at that Istanbul police station but found no success in retrieving the jewellery back.
