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Former PTV

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ISLAMABAD: Former Director of PTV Nisar Hussain died of heart failure in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. He went to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.

Nisar Hussain joined PTV in 1964 as a producer. He served PTV as General Manager, Rawalpindi-Islamabad TV centre, controller programmes, controller ETV and later as director ETV.

Chairman PTV Haji Mohammad Akram and Managing Director PTV Mrs. Raana Shaikh, in a message to the bereaved family, have expressed their deep grief and sorrow over the demise of the founder member of PTV. She lauded his long services rendered to PTV.-APP