Times of Islamabad

Anchor Dr Shahid Masood lands in hot waters

Anchor Dr Shahid Masood lands in hot waters

*ISLAMABAD – Anchor Dr Shahid Masood has been indicted in the PTVcorruption case.*

Three other suspects – Kashif Rabbani, Roshan Mustafa Gillani and FawadShabbir — were also indicted in the case on Thursday. A hearing was held ofthe case at the special FIA court in Islamabad by Judge Kamran BasharatMufti.

All four suspects have denied the charges against them. The FIA has beendirected to present evidence at the next hearing on June 14.

Masood, the former PTV chairperson, is being investigated for his allegedinvolvement in the embezzlement of Rs38 million.

According to the FIA, he signed an agreement with a fake company to obtainthe media rights for the Pakistan Cricket Board.

The officials had said earlier that the state-owned television channelsuffered a huge loss because of the agreement.