Ab Tak signs up Qatrina

JournalismPakistan.com | Published 12 years ago

ISLAMABAD: Prominent journalist Qatrina Husain has joined Ab Tak News Television that is likely to go on air later this month.

According to a JournalismPakistan.com source, she will host a prime time show from 8 to 9pm. Qatrina was previously with Express News where she was Director Current Affairs. She also once worked for Pakistan Television and Agence France-Presse.

Meanwhile, Ab Tak have also hired ARY TV anchor Adil Abbasi who will be hosting an evening show.

In December the channel signed up three news anchors - Farah Yousuf of Dawn News, Mureed Abbas from Samaa TV and Monis Raza of CNBC Pakistan .

Fahad Hussain Shah is the Ab Tak’s owner who already runs the Punjabi-language Apna News, Apna Entertainment and Kook TV. He also recently bought 8XM.

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