Ashrafuddin
Pirzada
LANDIKOTAL:
Immigration and services minister, Dr Ferdus Ashiq Awan, has said that
amendments in the Frontier Crime Regulation (FCR) would bring positive change
in the life of the tribal people.
Doctor
Ferdus Ashiq Awan while talking to tribal journalists’ delegation here in
Islamabad the other day said that PPP-led government and President Asif Ali
Zardari was committed to provide basic facilities to the tribal journalists.
She urged the tribal journalists to play their important role for the
integration and solidarity as nation. Ferdus Ashiq Awan said that they were
aware of the difficulties and hurdles faced by the tribal journalists as they
have rendered life and property sacrifices for the sake the motherland.
“The
tremendous role played by the journalists and presented truth and reality to
the public would be written with the golden words in the history, Ferdus
praised.
She further said that not only the hard news
but also development and social issues news must be given the same place in the
news.
Dr Ferus
Ashiq Awan hand over a cheque of Rs.0.3 million to the president of tribal
Union of Journalists, Safdar Hayat Dawar for the welfare of tribal journalists.
While praising
the keen interest by Dr Ferdus Ashiq
Awan, the TUJ president said that despite the unfriendly situation in Fata the
tribal journalists were committed with their duties.
Dawar
demanded of the minister to take up the issue of bane on journalism in Fata
with her colleagues and president of Pakistan so that it could also be removed
from FCR. He also asked the minister to call upon the meeting of owners of TV
channels and newspapers to set a basic criteria for the salaries of newsmen.
Senior
tribal jouranalists Abuzar Khan Afridi and Mukamil Khan were leading
delegation.
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