KARACHI: Former BBC World News broadcaster and presenter Adil Shahzeb is set to join DawnNews as a host of its flagship current affairs show. He will be hosting DawnNews weekday 10pm news show from March.

Adil Shahzeb has spent over a decade in international journalism with the BBC and Voice of America before moving to Pak­istan as Hum News Primetime anchor at the end of 2017. His widely quoted show is currently considered one of most credible and balanced new shows of the country.

“I am looking forward to working with the media group known for the quality of its journalism not just in Pakistan but around the world and will do my utmost to contribute to its immense credibility in my own humble way,”

Mr Shahzeb said.

Published in Dawn, February 25th, 2021

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