LAHORE: Former Punjab Law Minister and senior PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah has alleged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s ‘Revolution-imposing government’ of snatching the freedom of media communication within the country by withholding the salaries of the journalists, Abbtakk News reported on Tuesday.
Reacting to statement of PTI leader Firdous Ashiq Awan’s statement, the PML-N stalwart once again took a jibe at her and Prime Minister Imran Khan.
“Firdous Baji (sister) where is this revolution of Niazi that only you can view? The public has been searching for it for the last ten months”, Rana said adding that the recent inflation has broken economic backbone of the poor class.
Earlier in the day, Firdous Ashiq Awan, Information Adviser to Prime Minister Imran Khan took to Twitter and said that the government is working to find a permanent solution to the problems of journalists.
She wrote on her timeline; “The press freedom and a permanent solution of the problems faced by the journalists are part of the Prime Minister Imran Khan’s revolutionary agenda.”
میڈیا کی آزادی، صحافیوں کے لئے سازگار ماحول کی فراہمی اور ان کی مشکلات کا حل وزیراعظم عمران خان کے انقلابی منشور کا حصہ ہے۔
— Firdous Ashiq Awan (@Dr_FirdousPTI) May 28, 2019
“We believe that freedom of the press is a democratic right and protecting the journalists and their rights is part of PTI’s agenda,” she added.
اظہار رائے کے آئینی حق پر پختہ یقین رکھتےہیں، صحافیوں اور میڈیا کارکنان کے حقوق کا تحفظ اور انکی فلاح وبہبود اولین ترجیح ہے۔ میڈیا اور صحافیوں کے مسائل کے حل کے لیے تمام ممکنہ اقدامات اٹھائے جارہے ہیں۔
— Firdous Ashiq Awan (@Dr_FirdousPTI) May 28, 2019
“Our government is working to find a solution of the problems faced by the journalist community,” she concluded.