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Dunya News managers deny victimizing sacked duo

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 25 December 2015

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Dunya News managers deny victimizing sacked duo
Dunya News has denied any victimization of two recently sacked reporters, Faiz Paracha and Fakhar ur Rehman. The management claims both reporters received low scores in an internal evaluation system.

ISLAMABAD: Dunya News management Friday denied victimizing reporters Faiz Paracha and Fakhar ur Rehman, both of whom were sacked inside a month.


It said the two scored low in a four-layer evaluation system introduced by the managers to ensure no one was victimized. The evaluators include the director news, controller news, head office input department and bureau chief.


The management said Paracha was served three show cause notices in the last four months, a claim he denies. Rehman was also issued a similar notice directly by the channel's president, the managers said. However, he denied having received any notice.
 

KEY POINTS:

  • Dunya News denies victimizing sacked reporters.
  • Faiz Paracha and Fakhar ur Rehman scored low in evaluations.
  • The evaluation involved multiple management roles.
  • Paracha received three show cause notices, which he denies.
  • Rehman claims he did not receive any warning notice.

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