Free media crucial for democracy: minister
Former Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb addressing a press conference in Islamabad on April 7, 2023. PHOTO: PID/FILE
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday lauded the journalist community for playing a critical role in protecting democracy from different kinds of threats in the country.
“Nobody can dare to attack democracy if the voice of journalists is powerful and their message is load and clear,” the minister said while addressing a reception organized by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) at the National Press Club.
The reception was also attended by Federal Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Sohail Ali Khan, Principal Information Officer Mobashir Hassan and a large number of journalists and media workers.
The minister said the health insurance scheme for journalists and media workers was introduced in the Federal Budget 2023-24 in line with the vision of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.