ISLAMABAD: State-run pakistani television (PTV) removed 17 officials for unable ensure ‘right’ coverage of Visit of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to Lahore on channel last week.
Surprisingly, broadcast failure happened due to lack of advanced laptop required upload video material via file transfer protocol (FTP).
retired employees, on on the other hand, they claimed that the administration appointed by the previous regime made them scapegoats. in to save the cones.
Prime Minister Sharif on On April 24, we visited Kot-Lakhpat prison and Ramadan bazaars. in Lahore, however, PTV team despite earlier information failed cover by events on place allegedly due to lack of of properly functioning laptop.
In accordance with standard operating procedures, VVIP team with reporters and producers responsible for in coverage of in prime minister. team is an equipped with in latest broadcast gadgets including laptops for live streaming and timely download of frames of Any event. Core team placed in Islamabad and moves with prime minister at home and abroad.
According to the documents available with Dawnwhen PTV The Prime Minister’s visit was reported to the Lahore Center, reported PTV headquarters and its director news about unavailability of advanced laptop.
Previously on April 18th also, PTV Lahore wrote a letter to headquarters saying they had hired laptop from private salesman for Prime Minister’s visit to city a day ago, like office did not have one of your own.
Lahore Center wrote in Letter: Prime Minister of Pakistan was supposed to visit Lahore… Press Information Department demanded editing team with a laptop along with in news team for timely editing and inclusion in concerned from place”.
The letter went on to say: “Because we do not have laptop installation in Lahore Centre, we hired laptop with this time the editorial office and assigned staff from the center, but as a permanent arrangement, we must own the same office in the center.”
Sources in PTV Lahore said bureau was briefed on the Prime Minister’s visit on 24 April. This one day again demanded laptopHowever in-charge of reporting, and current affairs departments of state-run a television in the capital paid no attention and offered to hire one again.
Sources said the director general of Lahore Center was forced to get a personal laptop from home and pass it on over at VVIP coverage team. After coveragewhen team tried to send a record office via FTP it found battery of in laptop was drained. Subsequently, instead of visual effects from the spot, PTV covered event through the buzzer of the reporter.
Traditionally PTV higher control suspended senior officials at the helm of affairs but this time those removed from office including from second and third tiers.
According to the docs, very next the day after the Prime Minister’s visit PTV administrative department on April 25 suspended VVIP coverage Deputy Comptroller Imran Bashir Khan and handed over over his additional payment to Harun Elahi, Referee Comptroller news.
In addition, Executive Program Manager Kaiser Sharif was given an additional fee. of Lahore Center general manager instead of Saifuddin and current affairs producer Ishtiaq Ahmed have been appointed head of current affairs removing Sohail Ahmed. In addition, the administration has suspended various engineers and operators over alleged neglect, the documents say.
PTV It was not possible to contact press secretary Sohail Bokhari. for comment.
Published in Dawn, May 1, 2022
