She was born in Pakistan and lives in Lahore Ishrat Fatima was 'the face' of 9 pm daily Urdu news Khabarnama in the 1980s and 1990s.
She started her career in Radio Pakistan hosting a program Khel aur Khiladi.
[1] Ishrat Fatima was called "a poised lady presenting news with elegance".
[1] She seemed to have a great command of the Urdu language while presenting the news with an abundance of self-confidence.
[1] During an interview with a Pakistani English-language newspaper, she said that she used to put in effort and time in rehearsing before she actually went on-screen, including fact-checking everything.