JournalismPakistan.com
November 01, 2018

ISLAMABAD – The Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar (pictured) has directed the federal government to issue a notification of Justice (Retd) Hasnat Ahmed’s appointment as chairman of the 8^th Wage Board.

Afzal Butt, President Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) during a hearing of a case related to non-payment of salaries by media houses on Wednesday, told the Supreme Court it had ordered the government to appoint the chairman by August 12.

However, Butt pointed out that despite the deadline having passed, the government had issued no notification. He said this was a matter of concern for the media workers.

On this, the Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar ordered that the notification of Hasnat Ahmed’s appointment be issued by Monday.

The federal cabinet has approved the appointment of Ahmed as chairman.