Marriyum Aurangzeb says govt taking steps for welfare of media persons

• Marriyum Aurangzeb expressed best wishes for new body.
• She said government believed in freedom of speech.
• She congratulated Azam Chaudhry on his election as LPC president

ISLAMABAD: Marriyum Aurangzeb, Minister for Information and Broadcasting, said on Monday that the government was taking all possible measures for the welfare of journalists.

Congratulating the newly elected office bearers of Lahore Press Club, Marriyum Aurangzeb said the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) government fully believed in freedom of speech and independence of the press.

In a statement, she congratulated Azam Chaudhry on his election as the president of LPC, Shadab Riaz as senior vice president, Zaheer Ahmed Babar as vice president, Abdul Majeed Sajid as secretary, Hassan Taimur Jakhar as joint secretary and Hafiz Faiz Ahmed as finance secretary.

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She expressed the hope that the newly elected leadership of the Lahore Press Club would play its role in the welfare of journalists.

The minister also hoped that the journalist community of Lahore would continue to play its role in the promotion of the rule of law and democratic traditions.

Marriyum Aurangzeb expressed her best wishes for the newly elected body of the LPC.

On December 7, 2021, Marriyum had demanded the inclusion of cameramen and photographers as journalist in the Media Protection Bill.

In a statement, Marriyum had said it was grossly wrong to take away the status of photographers and cameramen as journalists because they played a frontline role in bringing news and events into public view. She had said photographers and cameramen were always at the forefront of wars and conflicts, which was why they needed more protection as a journalist instead of being stripped off their professional title.