Online rehires controversial editor
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 9 January 2013
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Siddique Sajid has returned to Online International News Network after a controversial exit over a fake Wikileaks story. He replaces Afzal Bajwa, who left for OGRA.Summary
ISLAMABAD: A controversial editor reportedly booted out by Online International News Network more than two years ago for releasing a fake Wikileaks story has been rehired.
Siddique Sajid returned to the news agency Wednesday from Urdu-language newspaper daily Nai Baat where he was a senior reporter.
The story that shamed Online branded Indian generals "genocidal" and accused New Delhi of sponsoring militants in Waziristan and Balochistan.
Several top newspapers that published it faced embarrassment and had to run clarifications.
Sajid claimed at that time he resigned and was not fired.
He has replaced Afzal Bajwa who quit the organization in December to take up a job at the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA).
On returning for a second stint, Sajid held a meeting with his reporting team.
KEY POINTS:
- Siddique Sajid rehired by Online International News Network.
- Previously ousted for fake Wikileaks story.
- Story led to embarrassment for several newspapers.
- Sajid claims he resigned, not fired.
- He replaces Afzal Bajwa, who joined OGRA.
