KATHMANDU: The government has appointed Sabina Maskey as Officiating Managing Director of Nepal Telecom.

Maskey was appointed to the post after the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed a case of corruption against erstwhile Managing Director Sangita Pahadi, according to Telecom spokesperson Rabindra Manandhar.

The CIAA filed the case in the Special Court on Friday against Pahadi and other officials as well as foreign nationals Long Yong and Hong Wei and Chinese company Asia Info Pvt. Ltd.