*ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan has announced verdict onappointment of MD PTV Attaullah Huq Qasmi.*
*SC on Thursday declared the appointment of Attaul Haq Qasmi on the post ofManaging Director (MD) of state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) as unlawful.*
A two-judge bench of the apex court announced the verdict on the case,reserved on February 26 earlier this year, pronouncing the appointment ofAttaul Haq Qasmi illegal.
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The top court also observed that the salary and perks granted to the famousUrdu playwright are against the law, hence, Rs197.87 millions are to berecovered from erstwhile information minister Pervaiz Rasheed, formerfinance minister Ishaq Dar and ex principle secretary of former premiersFawad Hasan Fawad, the court ordered.
