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Controversial host set for DawnNews debut

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 27 January 2013

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Controversial host set for DawnNews debut
Mehr Bukhari will host the new program NewsEye on DawnNews, airing Monday to Thursday. After several months off the air, her return is highly anticipated.

ISLAMABAD: Controversial anchor Mehr Bukhari is set to go on air at DawnNews Television with her program NewsEye on Monday.

An advertisement splashed in Dawn Sunday announced the program will be telecast Monday through Thursday at 8:05pm.

JournalismPakistan.com was the first to report on January 14 that she was joining DawnNews.

Mehr has been off television screen for several months after a leaked video of her program on Dunya TV she hosted last summer with Mubashar Luqman was leaked and went viral.

The video showed behind the scene conversation with their guest, property magnate Malik Riaz that revealed the interview was set-up.

Before her stint with Dunya TV, she worked with Samaa. Her husband Kashif Abbasi is also a talk show host on ARY Television.

Key Points

  • Mehr Bukhari sets debut on DawnNews.
  • NewsEye will air Monday through Thursday at 8:05pm.
  • Previously hosted on Dunya TV, she faced controversy over a leaked video.
  • Her husband, Kashif Abbasi, is also a prominent talk show host.
  • She previously worked with Samaa before her return.

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