Orya Maqbool Jan


Orya Maqbool Jan is a Pakistani columnist, and former civil servant. He appears currently as an analyst on Neo News show Harf e Raaz.
Jan has been repeatedly criticized for being an extremist. Orya came to light in 2016 when he complained about the Pakistani women's cricket team.

Banned from Norway

In 2018 he was banned from visiting Norway after a video of his was seen where he called for opposition to Ahmadis and Jewish Lobby.

Links with Pakistan Army

He is known as a tout of Pakistan Army. After the appointment of General Qamar Javed Bajwa as Chief-of-Army Staff, Orya repeatedly claimed in his newspaper columns and Television appearances that Gen. Bajwa's appointment was directly ordered by Muhammad. He attributed this to a dream seen by a "spiritual person" Professor Shahzad from Karachi. In an interview, he further stated that after revelation of his dream, the "spiritual" Prof. Shahzad was kidnaped by Pakistani intelligence agencies who brutally tortured him to the extent that he has since escaped to Dubai fearing life.

Personal life

During an interview, Orya Maqbool Jan revealed that he had a love-marriage with student at college where he used to teach.
He has one son and two daughters. All his children, including both daughters, are foreign educated from UK and US.

Books