Journalist files FIR against Jehan Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Ahmed Latif, Magazine Editor of Urdu daily Jehan Pakistan in Islamabad has filed an FIR with the Kohsar Police Station against the paper’s management saying he was forced to resign at gun point by Manager HR and Operations.

In the FIR Latif says when he arrived at work on June 11, manager Talal Arshad was at the reception. “He asked me to come to a back room where he told me to

Jehan Pakistan fires senior editor

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 widely-circulated Jang newspaper for many years.

Insiders say more lay-offs a

When the top management takes all

LAHORE: The CEO of a local TV channel recently declared in his most ‘humble’ voice to a group of salivating listeners hanging on to his every word: “I only get paid Rs1,200,000. Compare this with some of the program hosts who get Rs3,000,000 to Rs4,500,000. I guess I haven’t done that well after all.”

In perspective, most tea boys, camera assistants, receptionists, guards, make-up artists etc at

Property magnate Malik Riaz behind BOL

ISLAMABAD: The mystery over who is behind BOL TV has now been solved and the man behind the channel yet to go on air is said to be property tycoon Malik Riaz.

Ever since a full-page BOL advertisement seeking staff appeared in a top national daily on June 9, excitement has gripped the journalist fraternity for all that the channel is promising.

It is being