Sami Ibrahim joins ARY News

JournalismPakistan.com | Published 10 years ago

ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist Sami Ibrahim has joined ARY News Television as an anchorperson and will conduct a current affairs program.

“The ARY family accords him (Sami Ibrahim) a warm welcome and highly appreciates his induction into the ARY fold,” ARY announced on its website Wednesday.

Before joining ARY News, Ibrahim was hosting a current affairs program, “Tajzia with Sami Ibrahim,” on Channel 24.

Sami had joined Dunya News in 2011 after a long stint in the US with Geo Television. He has worked for several newspapers and appeared as an analyst in numerous television talk shows.

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