Zaka attended Somerville College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He rose to prominence for his satirical views of the War on Terror and emergency rule, as host of "News, Views & Confused" on Aaj TV. After featuring as a columnist for "The News", Zaka began "The Fasi Zaka Show" on Radio1 FM91, which became one of the highest-rated radio shows in the country. He returned to television a decade later as co-host of primetime current affairs programme "Do Raaye" on Dawn News in 2017.