Tag: Fawad Chaudhry

APNS, PBA reject Fawad’s statement of clearing half of media houses’...

LAHORE: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) on Friday rejected Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry’s statement regarding the clearance of...

No media gags in Pakistan, info minister claims at Oxford

LONDON: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said that Pakistan has a free media and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has removed...

Nation waiting for Shah to break 82-year-old world record: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesdays said that the entire nation is waiting for Yasir Shah to break the...

Fawad seeks Facebook’s cooperation to counter hate speech, boost e-commerce

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Monday sought Facebook’s cooperation to counter hate speech and boost e-commerce in Pakistan. Fawad, in...

State won’t compromise on its writ, says info minister

Fawad says 'miscreants will be dealt with iron hand', govt will fully implement NAP ISLAMABAD: A day after the government decided to book Tehreek-e-Labbaik...

No prohibition on movement of PTM MNAs: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, while talking about the arrest of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) MNAs Mohsin Dawar and Ali Wazir, said that the...

Rule of law prerequisite for democracy: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said that the rule of law was a prerequisite for the functioning of a...

No military solution to Kashmir issue, says info minister

--Fawad says 'armies cannot conquer narrative of the heart', Pakistan's stance on Kashmir not inspired by region's 'beauty'   ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday...

Govt says Opp’s demand to make Shehbaz PAC chairman is ‘unreasonable’

--Info Minister Fawad says Opp parties hindering govt's work by delaying formation of parliamentary committees  --Says govt has formed commission to promote accountability, will hold...

Info minister sees foreign hand behind Chinese consulate attack

--China donates overwhelmingly to support martyred cops' families ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said that foreign elements were behind the attack...

Govt forms info commission to implement RTI Act

--Info minister says commission will ensure that requested data is released by departments concerned within a month --Reiterates govt's refusal to appoint Shehbaz Sharif as...

Govt successfully managing pending external payments: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was successfully managing the pending external...

PIA refutes Fawad’s allegations against Mushahidullah

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday refuted the allegations levelled by Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry against opposition Senator Mushahidullah Khan, declaring the appointment...

Smuggled cellphones to be blocked after Dec 31: Fawad Chaudhry

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday announced that the government will block all the smuggled cellphones after December 31 in the country. Addressing a press...

Govt set to regulate social media

--Fawad Chaudhry says govt looking for active collaboration with global social media giants like Facebook, Twitter etc --Govt to merge three different media regulatory bodies...

Scare tactics won’t silence opposition: Marriyum Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Central Spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Sunday that the opposition would not stay mum as the people are buried...

Govt to fulfil all promises made by PTI at hustings: Fawad

JHELUM: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday said that equal distribution of resources was crucial to making the country a welfare...