CPNE felicitates new information minister

Fawad Chaudhry receives full acknowledgement by officers

The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) felicitated the newly-appointed Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry on assumption of his office.

In a felicitation message on Monday, President CPNE, Arif Nizami, Senior Vice President, Imtinan Shahid, Secretary General Dr. Jabbar Khattak, vice presidents Ikram Sehgal, Ayaz Khan, Rehmat Ali Raazi, Tahir Farooq, Arif Baloch, Joint Secretary Aamir Mehmood, Finance Secretary Hamid Hussain Abidi and Information Secretary Adnan Malik assured the newly-appointed minister of the CPNE’s full support and cooperation.



The members expressed hope that Chaudhry would play an effective role in ensuring freedom of expression, right to information, press freedom, and smooth and uninterrupted circulation of newspapers and magazines.

They also hoped that the information minister would work to release the dues of newspaper advertisements pending against the federal government, and to ensure judicious and transparent distribution of government advertisements to print media.