Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Sahafat observed at QPC: journalists of Balochistan facing financial hardships
Jan Achakzai assures every possible efforts for welfare of journalists
QUETTA (6 AM Report): The caretaker Provincial Minister for Information, Jan Muhammad Achakzai has stated that the journalists of the province are facing financial hardships while the budget of Information department is limited. Still, he would make every possible endeavor for welfare of the media persons.
Jan Achakzai was addressing the seminar held under the auspices of Balochistan Union of Journalists (BUJ) here at the Quetta Press Club on Monday.
The seminar marked the observance of Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Sahafat in memory of three media persons who had been gunned down on August 28, 2014.
The office bearers of media persons as well as the lawyers, representatives of civil society participated in the seminar.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister Information said that media persons are his companions, and his heart beats with them.
He stressed that we have to bring reforms in our institutions so as to get desired results and improve their performance. He also emphasized that we would also have to perform our responsibilities honestly.
Jan Achakzai also spoke about the ways and means for bringing improvement in the economy of the province. He said that we have to remove the obstacles to attract investors in the province. He said that there could be development in the province by putting the free trade zone on modern lines.
While on the other hand, some 200,000 people can get jobs at the refinery to be set up in the province, he hoped.
The President BUJ, Irfan Saeed, President QPC, Abdul Khaliq Rind and other senior journalists also addressed the seminar.
They paid rich tributes to the martyr journalists for their invaluable services and sacrifices for the cause of fair journalism. They also highlighted the issues and hardships being faced by the media persons especially the field reporters in the line of duty.
They sought the cooperation of caretaker Minister Information for resolving the issues of media persons.
