Notification regarding Dawn leaks to be issued in two days: Marriyum

KARACHI: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday said that the Interior Ministry will issue a notification regarding Dawn Leaks in a couple of days, ARY News reported.

“All responsible persons will be brought to justice. The notification will also identify all the characters involved in Dawn Leaks,” she said while addressing a meeting of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) in Karachi.

She also said that the government believed in freedom of expression and it would ensure such right in the country at every level.

However, she said, the media should itself review its policies. Constructive and positive criticism would be appreciated and media houses should avoid destructive and damaging criticism and should take care of national security while reporting, she added.

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“Speculation and character assassination just for the sake of cheap popularity should be avoided,” she said.

She said that Audit of Circulation (ABC) has been designed focusing the problems of regional newspapers and to strengthen the newspapers of the country.

The minister said that the government will resolve all problems being faced by the media in consultation with CPNE and other journalists of the country.

She said that Film Policy was also being designed for the first time in Pakistan and the golden age of the industry would be revived. She said that national narrative could be established by implementing effective film and curriculum policy.