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Naeem Bukhari removed as PTV chairman after IHC order
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The IHC had barred Naeem Bukhari from working as PTV chairman.
The court had directed the ministry to send a revised summary to the federal cabinet.
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has removed Naeem Bukhari as chairman Pakistan Television (PTV) in light of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) order in a petition challenging the PTI leader’s appointment,
Geo News reported on Saturday quoting unnamed sources.
The cabinet also restored Aamer Manzoor as the managing director of the state-run television who was removed by the corporation s board of directors on January 1. The approval was given through circulation summary.
The Cabinet, through circulation, took a decision in which Bukhari and two other PTV directors were removed from their posts as they were over 65 years.