She is a television host at Dawn news channel. She has attained reputation as an outspoken and influential anchorperson in Pakistan.
Mehar came in the limelight when a fake footage was telecast in her program in which Taliban lashed out a young tribal girl publicly for indulging in illicit relationship with a man. The program gained reputation much but became controversial when the video was declared a fake.
In 2011 when she was the hostess of political show “News Bea” , her photos with an CIA official in US surfaced on internet and social media that caused dent to her credibility for the first time with her gestures shown in snaps. In the same year, a video of Mehar was shared widely on YouTube and Facebook in which she looked to be very close to the two federal ministers, Qamar uz Zama Kaira and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf.
In 2012 she was exposed by a leaked video conducting a “planted show” for manipulation of public opinion in favor of Malik Riaz.
