ISLAMABAD – The Managing Director of state-owned Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), Arshad Khan has been removed from his post, disclosed sources at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday.
Colonel (retd) Hassan has been given charge of the MD of the state broadcaster, weeks after Information minister Fawad Chaudhry publicly expressed his displeasure over the performance of Arshad Khan.
The issue of MD PTV had become a bone of contention between the information minister and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Affairs, Naeemul Haque – both close confidants of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
While Naeem had posed confidence in Khan, Fawad Chaudhry took a jibe at him on Twitter; the duel caught the attention of social media as well.
The information minister had also paid a visit to PTV HQ where he was welcomed by hundreds of workers – many of whom chanting slogans ‘Go MD Go’.
Besides Twitter, Fawad Ch also displayed resentment against Naeem ul Haque in a conversation with newsmen saying, some non-political individuals were sitting in the PM House.
The information minister also expressed that there should be no ban on unions under a democratically elected regime.
Arshad Khan had assumed charge as PTV MD in November 2018 for the third time in his career.
Arshad Khan served in the same capacity from May 2004 to May 2006, and then again from December 2008 to November 2010 for his second term, DND reported.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has recently shortlisted 16 candidates out of 43 applicants for the post of new Managing Director (MD) of PTV.
the shortlisted aspirants include former director ISPR Brigadier (R) Attiqur Rehman, Dr Muhammad Zubair Iqbal, Jamal Akhtar, Kaneez Fatima, Umar Farooq Khan, Yasmin Joya, Zahid Iqbal Mirza, Iftikhar Hussain, Capt (R) Ata Muhammad Khan, Ali Hameed, Ahmad Jawad, Muhammad Iqbal Tabish, Hassan Iqbal, Amir Mansoor, Amjad A Awan and Mansoor Ahmed Qureshi.
