PTV MD Aamer Manzoor had opposed sacking of seven professionals before being suspended by PTV Chairman Naeem Bokhari. Photo courtesy PTV website
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Television (PTV) Managing Director Aamer Manzoor had opposed sacking of seven professionals before being suspended by PTV Chairman Naeem Bokhari.
On Jan 1, the PTV board charge-sheeted and suspended Mr Manzoor for “exercising powers beyond prescribed limits.”
According to media reports, PTV’s board of directors took the decision to suspend Mr Manzoor at a meeting presided over by Mr Bokhari.
The PTV board in its meeting had terminated the services of seven professionals inducted during the tenure of Mr Bokhari’s predecessor.
PTV MD Reportedly Terminated After Controversial Decisions
Managing Director Pakistan Television (PTV), Aamer Manzoor, had challenged the sacking of several PTV officials which reportedly led to his termination from the state television.
On 1 January, the Board of Directors (BOD) of the state broadcaster, during a meeting presided over by Chairman PTV Naeem Bukhari, had formally suspended Aamer Manzoor on the pretext of “exercising powers beyond prescribed limits.”
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Besides Aamer Manzoor, the PTV board also terminated the contracts of the following 8 officials; Chief Marketing, Strategy and Content, Khawar Azhar, Former cricketer, Rashid Latif, Chief Human Resource Officer, Mohammad Tahir Mushtaq, Chief of News and Current Affairs, Quatrina Hosain, Chief Technology Officer, Nasir A. Naqvi, Executive Producer Current Affairs and Infotainment, Khurram Anwar, Head Of Strategy and Corporate Communication, Asim Baig, and General Manager Security, Col. (r) Mohammad Nadeem