ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting Firdous AshiqAwan has said the government will announce new advertisement policy in thenext few weeks after consultation with all the stakeholders.
She was speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad on Friday in connection withthe release of advertisement funds to the media houses.
The special assistant said the new advertisement policy will ensureprotection of rights of media workers and their job and social security.
Firdous Ashiq Awan said the federal government is releasing today anoutstanding amount of 190 million rupees to the media houses and it willgradually clear the entire pending amount.
She pointed out that the Punjab government has already released funds tothe media houses while the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will also releasethe funds very soon.
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The special assistant urged the media owners to release salaries to themedia workers before Eid-ul-Fitr.
She said an independent and sovereign media is important to strengthen thefoundations of Naya Pakistan.
