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Promotional transmission of BOL Entertainment starts

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Promotional transmission of BOL Entertainment starts

ISLAMABAD – BOL Network has started promotional transmission of its newest channel BOL Entertainment.

As the name suggests the channel will feature dramas and entertainment programs with some of the big names appearing in their plays.

One of the top names to appear on screen will be film star of yesteryear Shabnam, an insider says.

BOL Entertainment is headed by Nabeel Zafar.

The network already runs BOL News and Pak News channels.

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