Tag: information ministry

Info ministry refutes claims of APNS, PBA

--Information Secretary Shafqat Jalil says PTI govt committed to supporting media industry KARACHI: Federal Information and Broadcasting Secretary Shafqat Jalil met the officials of All...

Shafqat Jalil appointed as additional secy in-charge at info ministry

The federal government has appointed Shafqat Jalil as additional secretary in-charge of the Information Ministry. The notification issued in this regard stated, “Shafqat Jalil, a...

Govt transfers PPC to NACTA to counter violent extremism

PPC likely to be upgraded as a strategic communication centre for research analysis, support to govt departments ISLAMABAD: The government transferred the Pakistan Peace Collective...

Fawad wants to make PTV independent, apolitical

Information minister suggests upgradation, modernisation of Radio Pakistan; proposes an idea of introducing an English channel on the internet ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and...

Saudi Arabia launches ‘Smart Haj’ initiative

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) has launched its new “Smart Haj” initiative on the Saudi electronic gate, the Saudi Gazette newspaper...

Government secretly inducted Maryam Nawaz’s social media activists in IRS

ISLAMABAD: The federal government secretly inducted the social media activists of Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, in the Institute of Regional...

PM approves body to shortlist PEMRA chairman candidates

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has approved a six-member screening committee to shortlist the candidates for the appointment of the chairman of the Pakistan...

Access to information vital for smooth govt, media relations: former information...

ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Department of Mass Communication held a media seminar on Wednesday, where Syed Anwar Mahmood, a seasoned government official of...