Badami started his career with ARY News in 2006[3] and left the channel where he was hosting current affairs and political talk show 11th Hour in October 2014 and subsequently joined BOL Network.[4][5] In April 2015, he resigned from BOL Network and rejoined ARY News.[5][4] He also hosts Shan-e-Ramazan on ARY Digital.[4][6][7] In 2016, he was awarded "Favorite Current Affairs Anchor – Male" award by Agahi Award.[8][9]