Efforts underway to resolve journalists’ issues: Firdous Ashiq Awan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday said that the incumbent government believes in freedom of expression and protection of media workers’ rights.

In a series of tweets, she said, “Government is making all out efforts to resolve journalists’ issues”.

اظہار رائے کے آئینی حق پر پختہ یقین رکھتےہیں، صحافیوں اور میڈیا کارکنان کے حقوق کا تحفظ اور انکی فلاح وبہبود اولین ترجیح ہے۔ میڈیا اور صحافیوں کے مسائل کے حل کے لیے تمام ممکنہ اقدامات اٹھائے جارہے ہیں۔

— Firdous Ashiq Awan (@Dr_FirdousPTI) May 28, 2019

“Steps being taken out for the solution of problems being  faced by the media men according to PM’s revolutionary visions ”, she continued.

میڈیا کی آزادی، صحافیوں کے لئے سازگار ماحول کی فراہمی اور ان کی مشکلات کا حل وزیراعظم عمران خان کے انقلابی منشور کا حصہ ہے۔

— Firdous Ashiq Awan (@Dr_FirdousPTI) May 28, 2019

Last week, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan while addressing at the National Press Club in Islamabad had said that the protection of rights of media workers is on the top priority of the government.

“The government is well aware about the problems being faced by the media workers”, Awan had said.