Fresh round of sackings at Rohi TV

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 14 June 2013

Rohi TV has terminated 13 members of its production team as part of ongoing layoffs. The channel's management also plans to relocate its Islamabad office to Lahore.

Summary

ISLAMABAD: Almost two weeks after firing four senior employees, the management of Rohi TV has done it again, this time terminating 13 members of its production team in Islamabad.

There are also reports of four employees being shown the door at the channel’s Karachi office and a few others in Lahore. Names of the sacked staffers were not immediately available.

This fresh round of terminations was expected after managers at the Seraiki-language channel laid off their Chief Operating Officer Salman Ali, Director Programs Usman Adil, Director Distribution Jamshed Ali and Senior Producer Intizar Hussain at the start of June.

Insiders say the management plans to completely close down its Islamabad head-office and relocate it to Lahore.

KEY POINTS:

• Rohi TV fires 13 production team members in Islamabad.
• Four additional employees were terminated in Karachi.
• Previous layoffs included senior management personnel.
• Management intends to close the Islamabad office.
• Relocation of operations to Lahore is planned.