Syed Talat Hussain

Syed Talat Hussain (; born 5 May 1966) is a Pakistani journalist, YouTuber, and former cricketer. He currently hosts a prime time current affairs talk show on Samaa TV titled Red Line with Talat.

Personal life

Education Hussain holds a master’s degree from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.

Cricket In 2001, Hussain played one List A cricket match for the Islamabad cricket team but had to discontinue the game due to a back injury.

Family Syed Talat Hussain is the brother of the political scientist and defence analyst Rifaat Hussain.

His son, Shamyl Hussain, is a cricketer.

Alleged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf interference In 2022, Hussain, who had been a vocal critic of the PTI government and Imran Khan, faced many problems during the PTI ruling period; he was taken off air by Geo News among many other things to cause him problems due to his reporting.

Current affairs TV shows Sawaray Sawaray - PTV News Night - PTV Live with Talat - AAJ TV (First Show: 23 March 2005, Last Show: 29 Oct 2010) News Night With Talat– Dawn News (First Show: 8 November 2010) Live with Talat - Express News (TV channel) (June, 2012 to August 2013) Live with Talat - AAJ TV ( January 2014 to May 2014) Naya Pakistan with Talat Hussain - Geo News ( February 2015 to November 2018 )

Publications

State of the Pakistani Media, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 1996, 26 p. Journalism Education in Pakistan: Problems and Solutions, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 1996, 53 p. Co-authored with Martin Loeffelholz. The Basics of Reporting and Editing, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 1997, 37 p.