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      <title>Panel formed to finalise journalist protection bill: Marriyum</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said a special committee has been formed to finalize the Journalist and Media Professionals Protection (Amendment) Bill 2022, reported Radio Pakistan.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Talking to a delegation of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (Dastoor) in Islamabad, she said the committee comprises of representatives from the ministries and media organizations concerned.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Marriyum Aurangzeb said the Amendment Bill will be finalized after further consultation with the journalists and media organizations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, soon after coming into power, initiated the process of abolishing all the anti-media laws and regulations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She further added that it is the foremost priority of the coalition government to protect journalists and ensure provision of conducive working environment for them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Information Minister urged media organizations and journalists to play a proactive role in curbing fake news and propaganda.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The delegation apprised the minister about the problems and professional issues faced by the journalists.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said a special committee has been formed to finalize the Journalist and Media Professionals Protection (Amendment) Bill 2022, reported Radio Pakistan.</strong></p>
<p>Talking to a delegation of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (Dastoor) in Islamabad, she said the committee comprises of representatives from the ministries and media organizations concerned.</p>
<p>Marriyum Aurangzeb said the Amendment Bill will be finalized after further consultation with the journalists and media organizations.</p>
<p>She said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, soon after coming into power, initiated the process of abolishing all the anti-media laws and regulations.</p>
<p>She further added that it is the foremost priority of the coalition government to protect journalists and ensure provision of conducive working environment for them.</p>
<p>The Information Minister urged media organizations and journalists to play a proactive role in curbing fake news and propaganda.</p>
<p>The delegation apprised the minister about the problems and professional issues faced by the journalists.</p>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2022 18:41:34 +0500</pubDate>
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