Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: While ensuring payment of compensation amount to the ex-employees of the English language daily, The Nation, Islamabad along with those of Urdu language daily, Nawa-e-Waqt, Islamabad, a departmental representative of the Implementation Tribunal of Newspaper Employees handed over compensatory pay orders to the petitioner’s counsel.
The compensation amount of PKR 1,672,308 was paid in three different cases concerning the two newspapers, according to the documents available with World Echo.
The amount will be distributed among former employees of the two newspapers as per their due share of pending compensation.
The Implementation Tribunal of Newspaper Employees issued the orders on 2 December 2022.
Details of the Cases:
Ghulam Abbas vs Daily The Tribunal Nation, Islamabad
Total Amount Due: Rs1,500,000
Compensation Payment Amount: Rs1,250,000 (pay order submitted on 30/11/22)
Pending Amount: Rs250,000 (Amount to be on or before next hearing on 21/12/22)
Muhammad Shafiq vs Daily Nawa-e-Waqt, Islamabad
Total Amount Due: Rs86,154
Compensation Payment Amount: Rs86,154 (pay order submitted on 30/11/22)
Pending Amount: Total amount submitted
Naseer Ahmed vs Daily Nawa-e-Waqt, Islamabad
Total Amount Due: Rs86,154
Compensation Payment Amount: Rs86,154 (pay order submitted on 30/11/22)
Pending Amount: Total amount submitted
