Bangash returns to Mashriq
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 16 November 2012
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Mumtaz Bangash returns to Daily Mashriq as chief reporter after leaving DawnNews TV due to differences with the bureau chief. His return follows recent turmoil within the newspaper's reporting team.Summary
PESHAWAR: Senior journalist Mumtaz Bangash has returned to Daily Mashriq as chief reporter after quitting DawnNews TV. Reports say he had differences with the bureau chief at DawnNews and therefore opted to leave. He previously worked for Mashriq as a chief reporter from 2004 to 2008.
Bangash’s return is seen as a major development with the newspaper seeking to restore its lost reporting quality following a row between reporters and the owner Syed Ayaz Badshah last month. The management subsequently sacked three reporters.
The reporting team at the paper, one of the leading publications in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was demanding raise and other incentives.
Mashriq is one Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s leading publications. Its sister English daily is The Statesman.
KEY POINTS:
- Mumtaz Bangash previously worked at Mashriq from 2004 to 2008.
- He left DawnNews TV citing disputes with management.
- Mashriq seeks to enhance reporting quality after recent staff changes.
- The newspaper aims to address demands for better compensation from its reporting team.
- Mashriq is a prominent publication in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
