Karachi: DawnNews management and newly appointed Director News Zahid Mazhar has decided to sack four most experienced journalists Mubashir Zaidi, Matiullah Jan, Azaz Syed and Shakoor Khan from the organization, sources informed.
According to the sources, it has been confirmed that the four journalists will be out from DawnNews by 1st June.
All the media persons are accused of lobbying and playing politics in DawnNews and now they are asked to leave the organization by new DN.
Meanwhile, sources tell that Matiullah Jan has already been asked to stop working and is quickly clearing his office possessions as his official car and mobile phone were already taken from him a couple of months back.
There are also reports that a fresh team from Karachi will replace them and they have already informed Zahid Mazhar that they will not work with any of these journalists and they would need to be sacked from the office before they take over.
An employee at Dawn News Islamabad office told on the condition of secrecy, “No confirmation has been received yet as to who is joining DawnNews but yes, bad news for Mubashir Zaidi and the three stooges.”