The ARY Network on Wednesday announced it has “parted ways” with anchorperson Arshad Sharif without citing a specific reason but stating that it expects its employees’ conduct on social media to be in line with the company policy.
The announcement was made in a statement posted by the channel on its social media accounts.
“ARY Network’s code of conduct for its employees clearly states that any post by an employee on social media has to be in accordance with the company’s policy,” it stated.
— ARY NEWS (@ARYNEWSOFFICIAL) August 31, 2022
The news channel, however, did not mention the social media post for which it has parted way with the senior journalist.
Earlier this month, law enforcers in the country’s largest city lodged a case against ARY CEO Salman Iqbal, senior executive vice-president Ammad Yousaf, anchorperson Khawar Ghuman and Arshad Sharif after PTI leader Shahbaz Gill made controversial remarks during a programme.
A day later, the Interior Ministry revoked the no-objection certificate of the channel over receiving “adverse reports from agencies”.
Immediately after ARY News’ announcement today, the International Human Rights Foundation condemned the development in a tweet.
#Pakistan🇵🇰 The International Human Rights Foundation (#IHRF) strongly condemns the dismissal of the journalist Mr. Arshad Sharif (@arsched), who has proven to be an good professional, a critical citizen and an intellectually honest person. #PressFreedom #FreedomOfSpeech pic.twitter.com/lBimbBMu9G
— International Human Rights Foundation (@IHRF_English) August 31, 2022
“The International Human Rights Foundation strongly condemns the dismissal of the journalist Mr. Arshad Sharif, who has proven to be an good professional, a critical citizen and an intellectually honest person,” it said.
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