F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Wednesday served notices to the respondents in a petition challenging the appointments in six section of Pakistan Television.
Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani conducted hearing on a case filed by General Secretary PTV Employee Union Pervaiz Akhter Bhatti.
During the course of proceeding, the petitioner’s lawyer adopted the stance that all appointments were made through a private firm in which no rules and procedures were followed in accordance of Supreme Court judgment.
The counsel said that no advertisement was issued in local media to fill the vacancies. He prayed the court to set aside the appointments.
The petitioner had named Secretary Information, chairman board of directors PTV, chief news and current affairs Qatrena Hussain, head of marketing and contenant Khawar Azhar, chief technology officer Usman Bajwa, chief digital officer Atif Zareef, chief human resource officer Tahir Mushtaq and others as respondents.
IHC seeks final arguments in Bilal Sheikh’s plea: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Wednesday sought final arguments from two sides on a plea of Sindh Bank’s former president Bilal Sheikh seeking permission to withdraw money from his account.
A division bench of IHC headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah heared the petition of Bilal Sheikh in fake accounts case.
The petitioner’s lawyer prayed the court to allow his client to withdraw Rs one million from his account to run the day to day expenditures. The accused could withdraw the money for necessary use in accordance of NAB law, he argued.
The NAB prosecutor said that he would assist the court in this matter. The sought final arguments till May 19.
