She had been previously working on and off as a newsreader for BBC World News since November 2005, mostly as a substitute for Katty Kay.
She became a temporary replacement newsreader on BBC World in November 2005 to substitute for Katty Kay who was on maternity leave.
She had co-anchored primarily from WNET's studios on West 44th Street in Times Square, New York City, but usually reported from the BBC World News studios in Washington, D.C. After that she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, wooed there by CNN International and CNNfn to host Your World Today.
[8] Dhaliwal has also worked for the United Nations and UNICEF, hosting important conferences in New York City and The Hague, Netherlands.
She continues to work for the United Nations, presenting UNTV's award-winning monthly newsmagazine 21st Century.
For two seasons, Dhaliwal hosted Wide Angle from July 2006, but left to do her other shows and was replaced by reporter Aaron Brown.