ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (APP):The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government during last one year took effective measures to revamp departments of Information Ministry and counter negative propaganda by promoting positive image of the country internally and abroad. According to the annual performance report of the government unveiled here Sunday by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, the government achieved establishment of Commission on Right …
Effective measures taken to revamp Information Ministry departments
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (APP):The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government during last one year took effective measures to revamp departments of Information Ministry and counter negative propaganda by promoting positive image of the country internally and abroad.
According to the annual performance report of the government unveiled here Sunday by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, the government achieved establishment of Commission on Right of Access to Information, rationalization of advertisement rates of electronic media, allocation and clearing liabilities of Rs 1.5 billion to address longstanding issue of pensioners’ payments in PBC and APP and formulation of new draft Advertisement Policy.
The process of establishing Media University has started, besides creation of Communication Media Cell at Press Information Department (PID), expansion of Social Media Cell to fully benefit from twitter, instagram and other handles, strengthening Central News Desk at PID to run it 24/7, creation of Digital and Social Media Cell at PID for better research and content-creation and dissemination of information.
