PTV sacks eight highly paid employees
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 8 December 2020
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Naeem Bukhari, the chairperson of PTV, has terminated the employment of eight high-paid staff members due to financial difficulties. The dismissals are under scrutiny as legal challenges are anticipated.Summary
ISLAMABAD—Naeem Bukhari, the new chairperson of Pakistan Television (PTV), has shown the door to eight highly paid employees.
The eight who have been fired citing financial constraints are:
- Khawar Azhar, Chief of Marketing Strategy and Content
- Rashid Latif, In-House Analyst and Brand Ambassador
- Muhammad Tahir Mushtaq, Chief Human Resource Officer
- Quatrina Hosain, Chief of News & Current Affairs
- Nasir Naqvi, Chief Technology Officer
- Khurram Anwar, Executive Producer of Current Affairs
- Asim Baig, Head of Strategy and Corporate Communications
- Col. (Retd) Muhammad Nadeem Niazi, General Manager Security
The termination order does not have the signatures of PTV Managing Director Amer Manzoor.
Waqas Malik, a former PTV legal advisor, told Dawn that the termination order would be challenged in court. He added the order violated the Public Sector Companies (Corporate Governance) Rules, 2013.
Commenting on the sackings, journalist Amber Shamsi said PTI had failed to bring stability to governance. “Two and half years. Three changes at the head of the information ministry. PTV Chairman appointed, disqualified by the IHC, along with directors and members of the board. PTV continues to bleed money. And now this. Stick to a plan, if there is any.”
Murtaza Solangi, a former head of Radio Pakistan, berated Naeem Bukhari. “Naeem Bukhari is acting in PTV like a bull in the China shop.”
Bukhari courted controversy recently when he said PTV was only for covering government, and not for the opposition.
KEY POINTS:
- Naeem Bukhari dismisses eight high-paid employees at PTV.
- Dismissals attributed to financial constraints.
- Termination orders lack signatures of managing director.
- Legal challenges to the terminations are expected.
- Criticism of governance stability at PTV continues.
