ISLAMABAD: The appointment of renowned lawyer Naeem Bokhari as chairman of Pakistan Television (PTV) board of directors has been challenged in the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah will take up the petition on Thursday (today).

Arsalan Farrukh filed the petition through his counsel Raja Mohammad Shakeel Abbasi.

The petition termed the appointment of Shahzada Naeem Bokhari in violation of various verdicts of the honourable Supreme Court and Islamabad High Court which laid down clear guidelines for such appointments.

The petitioner pointed out that contrary to the direction of the apex court, the vacancy has not been advertised in the press and the appointment has been made without inviting applications for the vacant position.

He said the federal cabinet had relaxed the upper age limit for 65-year-old Bokhari, without mentioning plausible reason in the minutes of the federal cabinet meeting.

Published in Dawn, December 24th, 2020