Ishrat Hashmi was a Pakistani actress.^[1] Ishrat acted in numerous television dramas.^[2] She was known for her roles in dramas in Dhoop Kinare, Ana, Shehzori and Uncle Urfi.^[3][4]

Ishrat was born in 1948 in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed her studies from University of Karachi. She started working at Radio Pakistan in Lahore in 1959.^[5]

She made her debut as an actress on PTV in 1970s.^[6][7] She was noted for her roles in dramas Shama, Afshan, Aroosa and Naukar Ke Aage Chakar.^[8][9] She also appeared in dramas Family 93, Ba Adab, Ba Mulahiza, Khala Khairan, Zeenat, Zair, Zabar, Pesh and Tipu Sultan: The Tiger Lord.^[10][11] Since then she appeared in dramas Shehzori, Aakhri Chattan, Kya Bane Baat, Burger Family, Ana, Bahadur Ali and Dhoop Kinare.^[12][13][14] In 1973 she also appeared in movie Naam Kay Nawab.^[15][16] In 2005, Tributes were paid to her at the 1st Indus Drama Awards in Karachi by television personalities including Moin Akhter, Adnan Siddiqui, Faysal Qureshi, Sultana Siddiqui, Humayun Saeed and Babra Sharif.^[17][18][19]

Ishrat was married and had six children a daughter named Khursheed Talat, a son named Ikbal,a daughter named Anjum, a son named sohail, and two daughters called shella and Farah . Ishrat later in 2000s, she left television and migrated abroad with her family to America. In 2004 she returned back.^[20]

Ishrat Hashmi died on 31 January 2005 in Karachi.^[5]