PEMRA in bid to settle BOL staff salary issue

JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 9 January 2016

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) seeks to address salary disputes for BOL News staff as directed by the Islamabad High Court. This follows a writ petition filed by journalists against BOL's management for non-payment of salaries.

Summary

ISLAMABAD: In light of a Islamabad High Court directive, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Friday asked the Information Ministry to jointly find a solution to the issue of non-payment of salaries to BOL News Television staff.

The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) had filed a writ petition at the IHC against BOL News managers for not paying staff salaries. The Ministry of Interior, Information Ministry and PEMRA were nominated in the petition.

On October 7, 2015, the court had ordered them to quickly come to a decision and wind up the issue. It is in this context that PEMRA sent a letter to the Information Ministry.

BOL could not be launched last year after its parent company Axact was allegedly found involved in selling fake degrees and its CEO Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh got arrested.

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Key Points

PEMRA requested collaboration with the Information Ministry.
The Islamabad High Court issued a directive for quick resolution.
A writ petition highlighted non-payment issues at BOL News.
BOL News's operations have been impacted by legal troubles.
The court ordered involved parties to reach a decision.

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BOL News

Salaries

Islamabad High Court

Information Ministry

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