Jehan Pakistan fires senior editor

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 19 June 2013 |  JP Staff Reporter

Rana Tahir has been fired from his position at Jehan Pakistan after declining to fire employees. The paper is expected to implement more layoffs soon.

Summary

ISLAMABAD: Rana Tahir, senior editor of Urdu-language daily Jehan Pakistan has been fired after turning down a management’s request to sack staff.

Reports say he was asked to terminate employees drawing salaries of Rs 0.1 million – something he did not want to do. Rana Tahir was the resident editor of the widely-circulated Jang newspaper for many years.

Insiders say more lay-offs are expected at the paper that belongs to the University of Lahore. Its management is likely to launch its DM News Television channel soon.

JournalismPakistan.com reported on June 14 that the newspaper’s magazine editors in Lahore and Islamabad were asked to submit their resignations which they did. The general manager of marketing also had to leave in somewhat similar circumstances.

Several other staff members are being asked to resign or get booted out.

KEY POINTS:

• Rana Tahir was senior editor at Jehan Pakistan.
• He refused a directive to terminate employees with salaries of Rs 0.1 million.
• Insiders predict more layoffs at the paper owned by the University of Lahore.
• The management plans to launch a new DM News Television channel.
• Recent resignations included magazine editors and the marketing general manager.