Managers brief Rana Mubashir on BOL plans

JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 10 January 2015

Rana Mubashir, a senior journalist, visited BOL News for a detailed briefing on the channel's upcoming plans. He also toured the modern facilities of the office.

Summary

ISLAMABAD: Rana Mubashir, senior journalist and host of political talk show ‘Suno’ on Express News, was recently invited by the senior management of BOL News in Karachi for a briefing on the upcoming channel.

A JournalismPakistan.com source says Mubashir was invited by the BOL CEO Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh for a briefing on the plans of the upcoming network.

“Rana Mubashir spent around three and half hours in the BOL office and held meetings with senior management including the CEO,” the source said.

The source further revealed that Mubashir visited studios, gyms and other facilities at the BOL offices and appreciated the state of the art facilities.

“Mubashir was held in high esteem by the CEO and a photo session was also done on the premises of the BOL office,” the source said.

Mubashir joined Express News in June 2014 after quitting NewsOne Television where he was director news and anchor of a political and current affairs talk show.

Key Points

Rana Mubashir briefed by BOL News CEO Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh.
Mubashir visited BOL studios, gyms, and other facilities.
The meeting lasted around three and a half hours.
Mubashir praised the state-of-the-art infrastructure.
A photo session was held during his visit.

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Rana Mubashir

BOL News

Express News

Journalism

Media Briefing

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