ABBOTTABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that progress of
the country is being hampered through raising false slogan of corruption, s
aying that all false slogans, claims and words will be rejected in general elections 2018.
She was expressing these views while addressing the oath taking ceremony of newly elected members of Abbottabad Press Club on Tuesday, s
he said that specialized trainings are being organized at national and provincial level for capacity building of journalists.
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he said that the government is making all out efforts for welfare and protection of journalists. S
he said that the government is introducing Access to Information Bill for ensuring transparency in governance.
Marriyum said that journalist community has played a vital role in
the country`s fight against extremism and terrorism. She called upon the journalists to use their pens and cameras for imparting positive image of
the country.
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he said that legislation is being made for protection of the journalists, s
aying that proposals have been received from federal union of journalists in this regard. S
he said that three to five years programme is being started for the journalists wherein the training and enhancing of capability of stakeholders at
the clubs level and scholarships for the journalists is being arranged in universities of
the country, s
aying that this system will be implemented on the level of Information Services Academy and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA).
She also ensured the journalists that proper legislation is being done for their security and welfare and let it be known that first
draft has been completed in this regard. S
he said that specialized trainings are being organized at national and provincial level for capacity building of journalists. S
he said that
the country is treading on the road to progress under the leadership of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif s
aying that now politics cannot be separated from performance.
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he said that Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) could make government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) if prime minister wanted to do so, s
aying that there is no danger to the prime minister (PM) who has been elected third time as PM of
the country. Marriyum said that the
people of KP will reject the ‘liars’ in 2018 elections. She further said that the political opponents talked about sit-ins, lockdowns, hindering the way of prosperity and once again raised false slogans of corruption, s
aying that we have leant a lesson from the politics of the decade of 1980-90 that progress of
the country cannot be stabilised through weakening the institutions. S
he said that let’s become arms of PM and politics should be done for the sake of rights of
people of
the country.
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he said that the whole world is calling China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) a game changer as it connects 65 countries through Gwadar port. S
he said that load shedding problem is being addressed on emergency basis and the ongoing development projects in
the country will help overcome the energy problem.
Marriyum said that whole network of roads and motorways is being laid across the length and breadth of
the country. S
he said that every possible effort is being made to ensure the availability of best health facilities to the
people.
In this regard the Sehat cards will soon be issued in remaining areas of
the country under the Prime Minister`s Health Program. S
he said that CPEC project will be game changer for Pakistan as well as for the whole region linking together different countries of the region.