Newsmen boycott Ecnec briefing
ISLAMABAD – The journalist community Monday boycotted the press briefing of Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC), chaired by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz here.
Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Dr Akram Sheikh gives briefing to media about the decisions taken by the ECNEC. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz chairs the meeting who is also the Chairman of Planning Commission.
On Monday the journalists were informed to attend the briefing at 4.00 p.m. The media reached P block, Pak Secretariat well before the time.
However, at 4.15 p.m they were told that the briefing had been delayed for an hour as Principal Information Officer of Press Information Department would arrive at 5.00 p.m.
The journalists stayed there till 4.40 p.m and then requested to start the briefing as Deputy Chairman Dr. Akram Sheikh was present in his office. But Dr. Asif Sheikh, the spokesman of the PC made an excuse, saying as the meeting was chaired by the Premier, therefore, the presence of PIO was a must.
They again pleaded either to start the briefing or distribute press releases at least. But the spokesman again showed his inability to do so that prompted the media to boycott the briefing.
Source: The Nation
Date:10/23/2007
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