Fawad congratulates journalists on passing of Journalist Protection Act by Senate
The minister says the bill will provide media men the rights that are granted to newsmen only in developed societies.
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has congratulated the working journalists on the passing of the Journalist Protection Act by the Senate.
Taking to Twitter on Friday, the federal minister said: “Congratulations to working journalists. Today, the Journalist Protection Act was also passed by the Senate.”
یہاں میں @ShireenMazari1 کا بہت شکریہ ادا کرنا چاہتا ہوں جنہوں نے میری درخواست پر اس آئیڈیا کو عملی صورت دینے میں بہت کام کیا ، اس قانون پر عملدرآمد صحافیوں کے کام کو محفوظ بنانے میں اور ان کی زندگیوں میں تبدیلیاں لانے میں اہم کردار ادا کرے گا
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) November 19, 2021
Fawad Chaudhry said: “For the first time, the Bill will provide the working journalists the rights that are granted to media men only in developed societies.”
This law is an expression of connection of the Imran Khan’s government with the journalistic freedom, he further said.
The information minister thanked Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari for working hard to translate his idea into reality.
Today after 2 yr struggle to provide a comprehensive journalist & media professionals protection law, drafted in consultation with journalists bodies, was finally realised thru parliament. After NA today Senate passed bill by majority vote. Now President will sign bill into law.
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) November 19, 2021
He said that the law will play a key role in changing the lives of working journalists.
Meanwhile, Shireen Mazari said that President Arif Alvi will soon sign the bill into law.
She said that the bill had already been approved by the National Assembly.
