Aaliya Shah joins Deutsche Welle

JournalismPakistan.com | Published 6 years ago

ISLAMABAD – Television anchor Aaliya Shah has joined German state-owned international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW).

She announced on Twitter on Monday that she had moved to Germany to start her new job.

She also posted photos of her apartment and told her friends and followers to consider her their ambassador in Germany.

Aaliya has previously worked for Pakistan Television (PTV), Geo News, Capital TV, and BOL. She has authored three books.

Friends I've joined Deutsche Welle relocated to Germany, this is my new home
آپ جرمنی میں مجھے اپنا سفیر سمجھیں😁 pic.twitter.com/vUUB5Kz5sM
— Aaliya Shah (@AaliyaShah1) November 11, 2019

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