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Murtaza Solangi sues Capital TV

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 13 February 2019

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Murtaza Solangi sues Capital TV
Murtaza Solangi has initiated legal action against Capital TV over unpaid salaries. He expressed frustration at the lack of response after four months of waiting.

ISLAMABAD - Murtaza Solangi has gone to court for the recovery of his unpaid wages from Capital TV where he worked as a talk show host.

In a tweet on Wednesday, he said he waited for four months for the unpaid salaries but added he did not hear from the Capital TV.

“Waited four months for @CapitalTV_News if they will have any decency to pay my unpaid salaries. Finally I have filed a law suit against them in the court of judge Sohail Bilal Ranjha Islamabad. @theRealYLH and @malikomer2008 are representing me. Please RT. Name and shame them.”

Solangi, who has served as director general of Radio Pakistan, appears in talk shows on YouTube channels.

KEY POINTS:

  • Murtaza Solangi worked as a talk show host at Capital TV.
  • He filed a lawsuit in Islamabad's court for unpaid wages.
  • Solangi waited four months without receiving his salary.
  • His legal representation includes @theRealYLH and @malikomer2008.
  • He previously served as the director general of Radio Pakistan.

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