Political phobia dominates TV: Zartaj
Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul has said that political phobia completely dominates television, which can be replaced by artists’ creative talent to promote the country’s unique and diverse culture.
“Most media channels focus on politics with total disregard for entertainment content, depriving the national talent of opportunities to flourish,” she said while addressing a prize distribution ceremony of the Punjab Talent Hunt competitions at the Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) on Wednesday.
Gul maintained that there is a lack of quality artistes in the country due to a lack of opportunities, stating that the government will provide all possible facilitation in that regard. She hoped that these competitions would help produce new artists.
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Meanwhile, judges were also given appreciation certificates in the category of Literature and Poetry as well as others in various categories.
In the category of literature and short story, the first position was bagged by Moattar Nida, second by Asmat Shehzad and Arisha Noor stood third. In literature and poetry, Haseeb Ali stood first, Mohsin Zafar second and Aqsa Nasir got the third position.
The winning participants were awarded cash prizes by the minister.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 11th, 2021.