CM urges mediamen to help eliminate social evils
PESHAWAR- Chief Minister (CM) has felicitated Jan Afzal and Mehmood Jan Baber on their elections as President and General Secretary of Peshawar Press Club.
In a message of felicitations to Jan Afzal and his cabinet colleagues, the chief minister said that the elections of president and his panel was a clear manifestation of the will of the journalists community an d their confidence in them.
He congratulated the entire panel and wished them success in future.
He said that the present democratic government in Frontier had been trying to establish close and cordial relations with journalist community. It was the responsibility of any government to know the grievances of all segments of the society and make all possible efforts for their welfare. “In this context, my government cannot ignore the welfare of journalist fraternity.
We consider press to be the fourth pillar of the state and the strength of the building is measured by the strength of its pillars. I have expressed the desire at certain occasions that the journalist community should play an effective role in eliminating corruption, obscenity, vulgarity, and other social evils from the society. Fortunately, the pressmen in frontier and particularly in Peshawar demonstrated utmost responsibility and cooperation with us in the fulfillment of our desire.
I hope that in future too, the journalist will promote professionalism and virtues and help eliminate evils. I welcome positive criticism on the government’s policies and the hope that the pressmen will also appreciate the good steps taken by his government.
Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi, member of Pakistan Railways Advisory Committee and SCCI standing committee Chairman on Railway and Dry Port, has congratulated the newly elected cabinet of Peshawar Press Club (PPC).
In a felicitation statement on January 14, 2003 he congratulated Jan Afzal, Hazrat Khan Mohmand, Mehmood Jan Baber, Ehtesham-ul-Haq Toru and Gul Ayaz for their election as president, vice president, general, joint and finance secretaries respectively. Similarly, he also congratulated Sultan Siddiqi, Faridullah, Haroon Rashid, Hasan Khan, Imtiaz Hussain, Ansar Abbas, Shahid Hameed, Zulfikar Chitrali, Khalid Kheshgi and Shehzad Anjum.
He hope that the newly-elected office-bearers would leave no stone unturned in the struggle of the resolution of the problems confronted by the journalists and would promote positive journalism.
Source: The Nation
Date:1/15/2003
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