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Peshawar editor of Nai Baat quits
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 10 September 2013
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Sajjad Tarakzai has resigned as the Peshawar Resident Editor of Daily Nai Baat following disagreements over staff salaries and fuel allowances. The management has not confirmed if his resignation has been accepted yet.Summary
PESHAWAR: Sajjad Tarakzai, Peshawar Resident Editor of Daily Nai Baat has quit after developing differences with the newspaper’s owners over staff salaries and halting of fuel allowance to them.
An insider confirmed that Sajjad resigned a couple of days ago. However, it could not be known if his resignation was accepted by the management.
Sajjad had been making efforts for enhancement of staff salaries but the managers paid no heed. Nai Baat’s Peshawar office has 15 staff members including nine reporters.
The paper had also stopped paying fuel allowance to employees that ranged from Rs5000 to Rs10000 a month which apparently complicated matters and led to Sajjad parting ways.
Key Points
- Sajjad Tarakzai quits as editor of Daily Nai Baat
- Resignation due to salary and fuel allowance disputes
- Paper halted fuel allowances ranging from Rs5000 to Rs10000
- Nai Baat's Peshawar office employs 15 staff members
- Management reportedly ignored Sajjad's requests for salary enhancements
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