Moeed Pirzada quits Dunya News, signs up with Aaj
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 5 August 2015
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Moeed Pirzada has made a career shift from Dunya News to Aaj TV, where he will introduce a new current affairs program. His departure follows a lack of new slot allocation amidst competitive pressures.Summary
ISLAMABAD: Anchorperson and analyst Dr Moeed Pirzada has quit Dunya News and joined Aaj TV where he will start hosting a current affairs program soon.
He was Editor Strategic Affairs at Dunya TV and was also hosting a current affairs program “Siyasat Ha Ya Sazish.”
A source tells JournalismPakistan.com that Pirzada was under pressure to quit after Kamran Khan and Iftikhar Ahmad joined Dunya TV.
“Pirzada was not allotted a new slot for his program; so he decided to leave,” he said.
He said that Pirzada would start hosting his new program on Aaj TV with a different and new theme.
Pirzada has had stints with Pakistan Television as Director World Affairs, Waqt, Express News and ARY.
KEY POINTS:
- Moeed Pirzada quits Dunya News
- Joins Aaj TV as host
- Under pressure after staff changes
- Previously hosted Siyasat Ha Ya Sazish
- Has worked with multiple news networks
