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Saima Mohsin quits Dawn News
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Renowned journalist Saima Mohsin has ended her association as an anchor with Dawn News. The reason for Saima’s decision to end her association with the channel is not known yet. She had co-produced, presented and edited “NewsEye”, the channel’s flagship nightly news program. After more than 600 programs, NewsEye came off air to make way for the channel’s re-launch in Urdu and English.
Saima attended the University of Birmingham, and gained a BA Hons degree in politics and English Literature in 1998 and a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism in 1999.
Saima attended the University of Birmingham and in 1998 gained a BA Hons degree in Politics with English Literature, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism in 1999.
She started her career in Radio working at BBC World Service, Greater Manchester Radio, GLR and Five Live.
Then in 2000 Saima gained her first job in television joining ITV Meridian as a producer and later on became a presenter/reporter for the station.
In 2002 Saima joined BBC Points West as a reporter and presenter.
In 2004 she moved to BBC One’s Watchdog – the UK’s most watched current affairs show, as an investigative reporter on consumer issues, tracking down rogue traders and taking on multi-national corporations.
Saima went on to freelance as a newsreader and reporter for BBC News 24, Sky News and ITN.
She presented a groundbreaking debate show for Channel Four on suicide bombings and the future of British Muslims following the 7/7 bombings in London.
In 2006 Saima joined GMTV – Europe’s biggest breakfast show where she covered stories around the UK and the world.
After working for various international organizations, Saima arrived in Pakistan in June 2007. She was headhunted by Dawn News to be the face of their channel and create, produce and present the groundbreaking flagship news programme, “News Eye”.
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azher on Thu, 19th Aug 2010 8:23 am
I do not like the way Saima interviewed shrin mazari.The reason for my dislike is not that she was trying to high light responible journalism but the fact that she was herself acting as a part of conflict.she did not bother saying anything about illegal harrassment of pakistani journalist byUS authorities when ms Mizari mentionaed that in a response to her questions.She rather ended up accusing Mizari of being anti-US.
Azher on Thu, 19th Aug 2010 8:25 am
She was not concerned by safety threatrs to the life of innocent pakistani jounalist who was harrassed by US authories and branded as taliban yet she was sharp at accusing mizari of anti US when a US jounalist come to pakistan and viloate clear cut rules made by goverment about a war zone area.
That was totally one sided and she was talking on the behalf of US media rather than paksitani media in the name of responsioble journalism.She also didnt not answer the genuine points raised by ms mizari about the illegal and anti-pakistani activities black water and US activites under the cover of jounalism and the fact that those very activities are the reason behind suspicions about US based journalists.
Azher on Thu, 19th Aug 2010 8:25 am
Also i did a little re-search to find out picturesof her dancing with US diplomats.I live in UK,have multi-cultural friends and definately am more open minded than her.I don't mind her participation in US embassy parties but i do mind her judgement getting affected by that!This was no journalism.In noway BBC would have allowed her to interview some one in this manner.Sitting in Pakistan and taking the wrong side simply means you are ought to be klicked out.I am sure in fututre any British or US originated jounalist including ms Mohsin herself would keep the trick in their mind.Living in UK myself does make me realise that a british layman on the street has no idea about Pakistan or Pakistani nation.They certainly judge Pakistan from the actions and characters of minority of immigrants who moved there few decades ago from remote villages of Pakistan..Infact the mian stream pakistanis back home are straight,blunt and dont compromise on their rights.The best thing for her is to come back to her country!
Azher
Hasan on Sat, 11th Jun 2011 5:07 pm
Saima was sacked from DAWN TV, a few weeks before DAWN English bulletin was closed. She ran 20 minutes of content as a lead story on prime time DAWN 9.00pm bulletin. Story was against former Ambassador Mansoor Alam, Chairman FLAME, a small NGO Friends of Literacy & Mass Education. The story was given to her by her boy friend Sohail Sultan, who was at that time undergoing legal battles with Mansoor Alam & her daughter. A day or two after the story, pictures of Saima & Sohail Sultan in swimming costumes appeared on Youtube.
Sapna A. on Sun, 24th Jul 2011 2:47 am
Hello Hasan
Your comment is interesting. You seem to have intimate knowledge of the situation. Are you willing to share how so?
Thank you.