Farhan Mallick resigns from Samaa TV
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 6 April 2022
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Farhan Mallick has stepped down as the News Director at Samaa TV due to conflicts with the channel's owner. This comes after Aleem Khan's criticism of Imran Khan and his plans to change the channel's editorial stance.Summary
ISLAMABAD—Farhan Mallick, Director of News Samaa TV, has resigned after differences with the channel's owner and former PTI leader Abdul Aleem Khan.
Reportedly, the former food minister of Punjab, Aleem Khan, was now not happy with the performance of Malik, a supporter of Imran Khan-led PTI.
Zafar Siddiqui launched Samaa TV in December 2007. However, last year PTI leader Aleem Khan acquired the channel for Rs3.56 billion.
Recently, Aleem Khan parted ways with PTI and had quit as a minister in the Punjab cabinet shortly after taking over Samaa.
This week, in a press conference, he strongly criticized Imran Khan.
After breaking away from PTI, Aleem reportedly has plans to review the channel's editorial policy.
Photo: Twitter (@FGMallick)
KEY POINTS:
- Farhan Mallick resigned as Director of News at Samaa TV.
- The resignation was due to disagreements with Abdul Aleem Khan.
- Khan criticized Mallick's performance following his acquisition of the channel.
- Aleem Khan has distanced himself from PTI and plans to review editorial policies.
- Samaa TV was launched in December 2007 and was acquired for Rs3.56 billion.
