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Mubasher Lucman and team leaving Samaa

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 9 December 2018

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Mubasher Lucman and team leaving Samaa
Mubasher Lucman has announced his resignation from Samaa Television along with his entire team. Their last episode of Khara Sach will be broadcast on December 27, 2018.

ISLAMABAD – Mubasher Lucman who hosts the program Khara Sach on Sunday announced he was quitting Samaa Television along with his team later this month.

“We have all resigned and will now be exploring our options,” he said in a video message posted on YouTube. He also tweeted the same announcement on Twitter hours earlier.

He said that his last show on Samaa would be on December 27.

Lucman, known to hop from one channel to the other, spent a little over 14 months at Samaa.

KEY POINTS:

  • Mubasher Lucman resigns from Samaa TV.
  • His show Khara Sach will end on December 27, 2018.
  • The entire team has also resigned.
  • Lucman expressed gratitude to Samaa for the opportunity.
  • He plans to explore new options after leaving.

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