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Capital TV program host Mahvish Tabassum joins DawnNews

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 22 February 2016

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Capital TV program host Mahvish Tabassum joins DawnNews
Mahvish Tabassum has made a career move from Capital TV to DawnNews after ending her notice period. She expressed her sentiments about leaving Islamabad on Twitter.

ISLAMABAD - Mahvish Tabassum, news anchor and program host at Capital Television has joined DawnNews. Having already hosted her last program Baybaak that regularly featured analyst Khushnood Ali Khan, she has now moved to Karachi from Islamabad. She tweeted 'Hello Karachi ..!! I have joined @Dawn_News !' while in one of her earlier tweets she said: "Last 2 days ... Islamabad I will miss u a lot." Mahvish had been serving the notice period at Capital that ended on Sunday.

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KEY POINTS:

  • Mahvish Tabassum joins DawnNews from Capital TV.
  • She hosted the program Baybaak featuring Khushnood Ali Khan.
  • She relocated from Islamabad to Karachi.
  • Her notice period at Capital TV concluded on Sunday.
  • Mahvish shared her feelings about leaving Islamabad on social media.

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