18 candidates shortlisted for position of Managing Director APP
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 12 May 2015
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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has identified 18 candidates for the Managing Director position of APP. The interviews are set to take place later this week.Summary
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has shortlisted 18 candidates for the position of Managing Director Associated Press of Pakistan with interviews planned for later this week. The Nation reported Tuesday that a permanent head of the state-run news agency has not been appointed since the PMLN came into power in 2013. The ministry had almost completed the process of appointing a permanent MD of APP last year and had also shortlisted three candidates but the whole process was stalled because of some influential candidates. Five out of 18 shortlisted candidates come from Punjab, eight from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one each from Balochistan, Sindh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, FATA and Islamabad.
KEY POINTS:
- 18 candidates shortlisted for Managing Director of APP.
- Interviews planned for later this week.
- No permanent head appointed since PMLN took power in 2013.
- Candidates from Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Sindh, AJ&K, FATA, and Islamabad.
- Previous appointment process stalled due to influential candidates.
