ISLAMABAD: The Blue Eyed “Anchors and Coordinators” appointed by the Pakistan People’s Party government on heavy salaries in Pakistan Television (PTV) have been removed after the matter came into the notice of Election Commission.
An Associate Engineer at PTV Mr. Abdul Mateen Bajwa wrote a letter to ECP about the appointments on March 20 followed the immediate action by the MD PTV.
According to the later “Majority of these guys were doing nothing in the PTV and were taking heavy salaries from national exchequer. Some of them were not able to write or speak a single correct sentence in Urdu.”
The sources revealed that actually this letter to ECP was written on the advice of MD PTV. But the question is why MD is trying to save the skin of many other politically appointed persons, like Mohsin Goraya and Ashraf Melcom.
These two guys were appointed for political assignments by the Q-League but they are still on job in spite of the end of another government.
List of the fired persons with their salaries are as follow. You may also see attachment for proof.
Name and Salaries in Rupees:
Names | Salaries |
Nazir Naji | 650,000 |
Azam Khalil | 215,000 |
Shoaib Bhutta | 310,000 |
Waqar Satti | 145,000 |
Azra Mughal | 80,000 |
Fauzia Shahid | 135,000 |
Mazhar Barlas | 260,000 |
Farrukh Sohail | 170,000 |
Shakil Gilani | 160,000 |
Sikandar Hayat | 210,000 |
Nazir Dhoki | 270,000 |
Capt.(R) Wasif Ali | 260,000 |
Rizwan Alam | His salary is secret as he was offering services in PM House. |
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