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Shakeel Ahmed joins BOL News as Senior Correspondent

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 12 May 2015

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Shakeel Ahmed joins BOL News as Senior Correspondent
Shakeel Ahmed has made the transition to BOL News after a successful career at Dunya News. His new role will see him reporting on economy and politics.

ISLAMABAD: Shakeel Ahmed, a familiar face on Dunya News Television, has joined BOL News as senior correspondent where he may have economy and politics as his beats. He had a long stint at Dunya News which he joined in 2004 and covered economy, parliament and politics all the years he was there.

Ahmed started his career as a sub-editor with Online news agency in 1999 and later became one of the pioneer members of Aaj TV joining them as reporter-cum-producer. He also used to anchor a program on Radio Pakistan.

KEY POINTS:

  • Shakeel Ahmed has joined BOL News as a senior correspondent.
  • He previously worked at Dunya News since 2004.
  • Ahmed has covered economy, parliament, and politics.
  • He started his career in journalism in 1999 with Online news agency.
  • Ahmed is also known for his work as a program anchor on Radio Pakistan.

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