KARACHI – Information Minister Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has said thegovernment will soon table a Journalists Protection Bill in the NationalAssembly to ensure all possible security for working journalists.Addressing the Journalism Excellence Award Ceremony in Karachi on Tuesday,he said health cards will also be issued to journalists, enabling them toavail medical facilities upto five lac rupees in case of any emergency.
The Minister said the government will also ensure utmost transparency inits Advertizing Policy and place all the record of adds given to variousmedia houses on the PID website.
Earlier, talking to newsmen in Karachi today, Information Minister said itis high time to bring a positive political change in Sindh to protect thebasic rights of people in the province.
He said the funds allocated for development of the province are beingplundered and laundered abroad by the Omni and Zardari groups through thecourtesy of sitting Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah.
The Minister advised the Sindh Chief Minister to resign from his office,allowing the provincial assembly and all the political forces that havesincere feelings for the people of Sindh to choose a new chief minister oftheir choice. The information Minister regretted that Murad Ali Shah ledSindh administration has failed to contribute its share in the developmentof erstwhile FATA through NFC Award whilst all the other three provincescame forward for this cause.
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Replying to a question,Choudhary Fawad said that an English daily publisheda fake story about so called PTI accounts which was rejected by the StateBank of Pakistan. He said the government will take all necessary measuresto counter publishing of such fake news.
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary has categorically stated that theprocess of accountability will move forward regardless of opposition’s hueand cry.
He was talking to the media persons in Karachi today.
