World Press Freedom Day - PPP committed to free media: Zardari

PPP believes in upholding freedom of the press as it is an integral component of democracy, says President Zardari.

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) believes in upholding freedom of the press as it is an integral component of democracy.

He said that the government will take appropriate measures to protect journalists from threats that they face while performing their duties.

“I wish to reiterate the commitment of the government and the PPP to upholding press freedom and protecting media men from assaults and threats while performing professional duties,” he said, in his message for Press Freedom Day on May 3.

“PPP stands for press freedom. It is essential for democracy, transparency, good governance and accountability. Let there be no doubts about it,” he said.



Published in The Express Tribune, May 4^th, 2011.