Mahpara Safdar (born 15 November 1954) is a Pakistani journalist, column writer, and former newscaster at PTV, Radio Pakistan, and BBC Urdu.

Safdar's father, Syed Hassan Abbas Zaidi, was a poet and was associated with the education department.

In January 1990, she went abroad with her family and joined BBC Urdu Service in London, where she worked as a newscaster till 2014.

[1][2][3] According to a Gallup survey conducted in 1986, she was the most popular female PTV newscaster.

[4][5][6] Safdar has also been working as the editor for current affairs in the Aalami Akhbar since November 2006.