Iftikhar Ahmad quits Dunya News
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 15 October 2015
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Iftikhar Ahmad has left Dunya News, where he had a brief tenure since June. His resignation follows concerns over the coverage of recent by-elections.Summary
ISLAMABAD: Prominent and hard-hitting anchor Iftikhar Ahmad has quit Dunya News Television just over three months after joining the channel from BOL News.
He said in a tweet he had resigned on October 12 after the by-election results for personal reasons. Ahmad termed his short stay at Dunya as "another historical experience" and wished the channel good luck. However, insiders tell JournalismPakistan.com he was asked to resign after the management found his and his team's by-election coverage not satisfactory .
Ahmad, once a prominent name on Geo gained fame through his program Jawab Deh. In October 2014 he joined BOL News as Executive Vice President and Senior Anchor but walked away soon after the fake degree scandal hit BOL and its parent company Axact.
At Dunya where he signed up in June this year, he hosted the program Badal Dou.
KEY POINTS:
- Iftikhar Ahmad quit Dunya News on October 12.
- He joined Dunya News from BOL News just three months ago.
- His departure is linked to unsatisfactory by-election coverage.
- Ahmad called his time at Dunya a historical experience.
- He previously hosted the program Badal Dou on Dunya News.
