{
  "id": 19413700,
  "title": "Media workers: NA body concerned at non-payment of salaries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/media-workers-na-body-concerned-at-non-payment-of-salaries",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-10T23:31:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40448331/media-workers-na-body-concerned-at-non-payment-of-salaries"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad witnessed a critical meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday, as the committee expressed deep concern over media workers being denied their salaries and facing layoffs. Despite regular government payments to media organizations, media houses have been ignoring their financial obligations to employees. The committee, chaired by MNA Pullain Baloch, directed the Ministry of Information to submit a detailed action plan within 15 days to tackle the issue. They were particularly troubled by media organizations terminating staff without prior notice or violating contractual terms, which is endangering the livelihoods and financial security of media professionals. The Secretary of Information informed the committee that the government was regularly settling outstanding payments to media outlets, but questioned why media houses continued to delay salary payments. The committee called for immediate action, urging the ministry to engage with media houses, journalists' representative bodies and other stakeholders to obtain information on unpaid salaries and develop a concrete plan to ensure timely payments. The committee also discussed the assault on the Chairman of the Press Council of Pakistan, which is currently under investigation, and decided to postpone further discussions until the judicial and departmental proceedings are concluded. They reviewed the Central Board of Film Censors' performance and debated proposed amendments to the Motion Picture Ordinance, 1979, which would alter the board's structure. The meeting involved several MNA representatives and officials from relevant departments.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the non-payment of salaries to media workers and increasing layoffs by media houses despite the government’s regular release of outstanding payments to media organisations, directing the Ministry of Information to submit a comprehensive action plan within 15 days to address…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}