ISLAMABAD – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to summonSpecial Assistant to the Prime Minister on Media Yousuf Baig Mirza nextweek in a case related to misuse of authority and more than 2,000appointments in state-run Pakistan Television.
An inquiry had been initiated against Mirza earlier this year. According toreports in local media, he will be summoned next week to record hisstatement on several allegations against him.
According to the inquiry conducted by anti-graft watchdog, Mirza had workedas PTV managing director for three tenures, each of three years. He wasaccused of becoming head of the state-run TV three times without meetingrequired criteria and rules.
Meanwhile, the anti-graft watchdog has asked information ministry toprovide some details that how YBM was appointed as managing director PTVfor three terms from 22-10-1998 to 08-03-2003, 10-04-2007 to 21-06-2008 andfrom 09-10-2010 to 12-04-2013 respectively.
Mirza has also been accused of appointing 2,325 people in PTV during hisnine years stay in the organisation. Of which 50 official were appointed onregular pay scale without any advertisement and prerequisite.
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The NAB accused YBM of appointing 200 those employees who did not meet thecriteria as they were overage having education degree of third division.
The prime minister’s special assistant was also accused of misuse of hispowers by giving group awards against merit depriving the eligible anddeserving people. He was also accused of disposing of many cases ofemployees who held fake education degrees.The NAB inquiry said YBMpurchased TV drama series from private productions despite having a forceof more than 200 producers in the PTV who could do the same job.
In this way all PTV studios and their staff remained unutilised causingmillions of rupees loss to the national exchequer.
