Former Radio Pakistan director general Murtaza Solangi on Friday announced that he will take Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry to court for “slander and falsehood” after the latter accused the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government of “appointing a taxi driver from New York” as DG of the state-owned radio station. I am suing Fawad Chaudhry for slander and falsehood,” he tweeted. I am suing Fawad Chaudhry for slander and falsehood. A day earlier, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government withdrew its orders to lease the premises of Radio Pakistan following protests from employees. Radio Pakistan employees had taken to the streets and threatened to march to Parliament House to protest PBC’s decision to shift the headquarters and give the existing premises on a long-term lease.

Source: Pakistan Today September 28, 2018 11:15 UTC