Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said that Radio Pakistan will be completely digitalized as part of efforts by the government to strengthen the institutions.
Winding up discussion on the cut motions, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said that PTV will become fully HD in August while APP will be transformed into a digital media news agency on the pattern of AFP and Reuters.
The National Assembly has approved three demands for grants pertaining to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for the next fiscal year.
The cut motions moved by the opposition were rejected by the house.
The Information Minister regretted that the previous governments used the state owned media as their spokesperson but we are elevating them as the spokesperson of the State. He said the Ministry of Information will serve the purpose of promoting the narrative of Pakistan.
Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said that all media outlets including 250 domestic and 43 foreign are working independently. He said the government has started the process to provide unprecedented facilitation to the journalist community. He said they have been made part of Kamyab Jawan and Naya Pakistan Housing Programs.
