DIRECTS MINISTRY TO INITIATE PROCESS OF APPOINTMENT OF HEADS OF ORGANIZATIONS THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF TENURE OR RETIREMENT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE HEADS.
Islamabad : Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting in its meeting held this morning has directed Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to review all Acts and laws under its administration for bringing them in consonance with the decision of the Federal Cabinet. The Committee also directed Ministry to initiate process of appointment of head of organizations under its administration thirty days prior to completion of their tenure in future. The Committee met under the Chairmanship of Mr. Pullain Baloch, MNA.
The Committee was apprised that in accordance with the Hon. Supreme Court judgement in Mustafa impex case, the Federal Cabinet directed for making amendments in respective Acts and laws in consultation with Ministry of Law for replacing words
“Federal Government” with appropriate authorities. In view of above the Ministry had proposed amendments in Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance 2002, the Newspaper Employees (Condition of service) Act, 1973 and Associated Press of Pakistan Ordinance 2002 for replacing Federal Government with appropriate authorities. The Committee after discussion unanimously approved the Bills.
Committee while examining compliance of previous recommendations directed Ministry to initiate appointment of Heads of Organizations thirty prior to their retirements or completion of their tenure. The Committee was of the view that vacancy in that case effect the working of the organization. The Committee also directed for appointment of permanent head of PTV and making it a viable and self-sustaining organization.
The Minister for Information and Broadcasting apprised the Committee that in past PTV had been subjected to nepotism, abuse of authority and corruption. He said that consecutive governments had contributed in bringing the organization to its present state. He apprised the Committee about the restructuring of PTV English, digital media department and bringing new faces to increase the viewership and revenue.
The meeting was attended by Attaullah Tarar, Minister for Information and Broadcasting, MNAs; Nadeem Abbas, Kiran Imran Dar, Ms. Romina Khurshid Alam, Kiran Haider, Shaheen, Mehtab Akbar Rashdi, Sehar Kamran, Rana Ansar, through Zoom Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and other officers of departments under Ministry.
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