Following Protests, Govt Takes Back Decision To Lease Out Radio Pakistan Building

Fawad Chaudhry had recently announced that the building of Radio Pakistan will be given on lease to build Pak Media University

Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 26th September, 2018) The government has withdrawn its decision to lease out Radio Pakistan building.

The decision has been taken in view of the protests by the Radio Pakistan employees.

Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Fawad Chaudhry had recently announced that the building of Radio Pakistan will be given on lease to build Pak Media University and in this regard it has asked for proposal from the department concerned.

The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) Director General had received a letter from the Ministry of Information on Wednesday which directed him to prepare a proposal “for giving Radio Pakistan Headquarters on long term lease and shifting of PBC headquarters to PBC academy in H-9.”

The information minister said that the Radio Pakistan building will be given on lease to build Pak Media University.

He said there are a number of other “dead properties” which would be utilised to generate funds.

PPP’s Central Information Secretary Nafisa Shah also slammed the decision terming it a PTI attack on state property and heritage. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the PPP leader said the National Broadcasting House (NBH) was inaugurated in 1972 by former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

“PBC is the voice of the nation but the party credited with attacking ptv would never understand the value of these state institutions. First utility stores, then PM house and now the NBH-It is as if the war victors are on a plunder mission,” she had said.