The TikTok ban imposed by the Sindh High Court (SHC) has met with great criticism from the Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry. The verdict states that the ban will remain till July 8. The minister termed it as “judicial activism”. The high court issued an order Monday to suspend the video-sharing app TikTok across Pakistan till […]
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Information Ministry has paid Rs 700 million to media houses, says Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday said that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has completed the payment of Rs700 million to the media houses as per the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan for clearing outstanding dues of media organisations. The amount was outstanding for a long time and the […]
Bilawal not aware of PPP’s position in AJK: Fawad Chaudhry
Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday attacked PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, saying that “it appears he is unconscious of his gathering’s situation” in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. His comments followed a proclamation by Bilawal who said that it will be his gathering that will form the following government in AJK. “In GB (Gilgit-Baltistan), […]
PM wants GB’s uplift on a par with other parts of country: Fawad
Addressing a news conference here at the Skardu Press Club, he said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), soon after coming into power in GB, announced a development package worth Rs 300 billion for the socio-economic development of the area. The amount, which would be spent in the next five years, […]
Shehbaz clean bowled by PM Imran Khan’s political, economic strategies: Fawad
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Monday said Shehbaz Sharif had nothing to say against the federal budget 2021-22 as Prime Minister Imran Khan’s prudent political and economic strategy had cleaned bowled him. In a tweet, he said how would the opposition leader criticize the government’s economic policies when he (Shehbaz Sharif) […]
Fawad says modern technology inevitable for transparency in elections
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday said that the use of modern technology is a need of the hour to ensure transparency in the elections. Talking to a delegation of the Insaf Lawyers Forum, he said that Rawalpindi, Multan and Punjab bar councils have already expressed their desire to […]
Fawad Chaudhry asks, “why should Azam Swati suffer the consequences for Saad Rafique’s mistakes?”
After two express trains crashed in Sindh’s Ghotki, leaving at least 41 passengers dead and over 100 injured, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said on Monday that the Federal Minister for Railways should not be penalised for the blunders of former railways minister Saad Rafique. “I can’t comment on the cause of the […]
No media law without stakeholders’ consultations: Fawad
Declaring the purported draft of the media development making the rounds online as fake news, Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has made it clear in no uncertain terms that the PTI government believes in freedom of the media. To regulate print, electronic and social media, the government will bring in laws in consultation with all […]
Fawad points out neglect, severe damages to Pakistan’s ecosystem
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Friday said that it was a great honour for Pakistan to host the World Environment Day with the theme of ecosystem restoration on Saturday. Speaking at an inauguration ceremony of two-day photographic exhibition in Pak-China Friendship Centre, he said that it was a recognition of […]
Fawad says modern technology to ensure transparency in elections
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said that modern technology would play key role to ensure transparency in elections. Taking to a delegation of the High Court Bar Association of Islamabad and the District Bar Association of Islamabad, he apprised them about use of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) […]