Ex-PM Yousaf Raza Gilani summoned by NAB.

ISLAMABAD -- The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to quiz him over the appointment of Yousuf Baig Mirza as managing director of state-run Pakistan Television (PTV).

Gilani, a senior leader of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), is ordered to appear before the NAB investigators at 11am on Monday, sources told The Express Tribune on Sunday. He is likely to be grilled over Mirza's perks and benefits as the PTV MD, they added.

The development comes a month after Mirza resigned from his post as the special assistant to the Prime Minister on media affairs, citing 'personal reasons'. He served in the position of special assistant for almost a year.

Prime Minister Imran Khan had appointed Mirza, considering his leadership qualities and vast experience in public and private media last year.

Mirza, with vast experience in working for local and international media, provided leadership for various private and state-run media houses at the national level. He also played a key role in transforming PTV in accordance...