Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Hassan Murtaza alleged that Pakistan Television (PTV) is facing an artificial financial crisis, claiming the situation has left employees without salaries for several months.

In a statement, Murtaza accused the government of deliberately weakening the state broadcaster as part of a plan to privatise its valuable properties.

He alleged that the privatisation lobby is targeting PTV’s real estate assets, worth trillions of rupees, and warned of possible building auctions.

He said delays in salaries and pensions were unnecessary and linked to the removal of the Rs35 PTV fee from electricity bills.

Murtaza also held the Minister for Information and the PTV managing director responsible for what he described as the broadcaster’s near-bankruptcy.

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