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Sami Ibrahim joins BOL as director news, senior anchor

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 15 January 2018

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Sami Ibrahim joins BOL as director news, senior anchor
Sami Ibrahim has transitioned to BOL TV as the director of news and a senior anchor. Previously, he was a prominent figure at ARY News, where he critiqued the PML-N government.

ISLAMABAD – Prominent ARY News presenter and analyst Sami Ibrahim has joined BOL TV as director news and senior anchor.

Ibrahim did not host the ARY News program The Reporters Monday. His colleagues on the show announced he was on his way to the U.S.

However, a source tells JournalismPakistan.com, that until Monday evening, he was in Islamabad.

Ibrahim, a vocal critic of the PML-N government had joined ARY in April 2015. Before that, he hosted 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 appears as an analyst in numerous television talk shows.

Key Points

  • Sami Ibrahim joined BOL TV as director news and senior anchor.
  • He previously worked at ARY News, hosting The Reporters.
  • Ibrahim has a history of political critique, especially against PML-N.
  • He started his media career with Geo Television and has appeared on multiple channels.
  • Before BOL, he hosted a show on Channel 24 and worked with Dunya News.

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