Dawn journalist Khawar Ghumman quits, joins 92 News

JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 25 October 2016

Khawar Ghumman has joined 92 News after a long tenure at Dawn. He will co-host the program Bakhabar Subh every morning.
Summary

ISLAMABAD – Khawar Ghumman, a senior journalist with Dawn has quit the paper and joined 92 News Television as an analyst and program host.

At his new organization, he went on air with his program Bakhabar Subh which he co-hosts from 8:00-9:00am daily.

Ghuman, a Special Correspondent at Dawn, worked for 16 years with the paper covering various beats including education, politics and parliament. He had joined the paper when it began publishing from Islamabad in 2001.

Image: Khawar Ghumman/Facebook

Key Points

Khawar Ghumman quit Dawn after 16 years.
He will host Bakhabar Subh from 8:00 to 9:00 AM on 92 News.
Ghuman covered various beats including education and politics.
He joined Dawn when it began publishing from Islamabad.
His experience includes being a Special Correspondent.

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