Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that how the government could trust PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif’s guarantee to return to the country when he hadn’t been able to fulfil the same assurance for his elder brother party supremo Nawaz Sharif. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad along with Adviser to […]
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Fawad comes hard on PML-N for criticising PM’s address to ambassadors
ISLAMABAD: Fawad Chaudhry, federal minister for information and broadcasting, on Friday backed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s public chastising of ambassadors through a live broadcast on Wednesday, where the prime minister declared that he worked with the working-class rather than the elites. “I am shocked as to how PML-N is criticizing the prime minister’s speech to […]
Government aims to promote independent, responsible media: Fawad Ch
ISLAMABAD, May 03 Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said that the government of Pakistan was striving to promote independent and responsible journalism. In a tweet marking World Press Freedom Day, the minister said that this year the government would bring new projects for journalists especially young journalists and introducing latest […]
Fawad Chaudhry calls opposition to hold talks with the government
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday, invited the opposition leaders to hold talks with the government. He urged the opposition to initiate dialogues over electoral and governance reforms. The minister took it to Twitter to invite the opposition for the talks. In a tweet he said that political stability is the […]
Pakistan will pay huge price for TikTok ban, Fawad Ch
Federal Minister for Science & Technology Fawad Chaudhry said that Pakistan will pay a huge price for TikTok ban. The Peshawar High Court yesterday ordered an immediate ban on the popular video sharing app on accounts of obscene and indecent content. Minister for Science and Technology said that most judges are unaware of the working […]
Senate Elections: Hafeez Shaikh will bag over 180 votes, says Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry showed his overwhelming confidence about PTI’s one sided win in the on going Senate Elections. The senate elections are being contested for the 37 vacant seats. Minister for Science and Technology tweeted that the elections are an easy win for PTI. Fawad Chaudhry further showed his […]
Fawad forms body to counter moon sighting controversy
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday announced to have constituted a committee with an aim to put an end to the controversy surrounding moon sighting in the country. The committee will finalise the calendar to indicate the exact dates of Ramazan, Eidul Fitr, Eidul Azha and Muharram for the next five […]
CII head wants ‘high-powered body’ to resolve moon-sighting issue
Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Chairman Dr Qibla Ayaz on Monday proposed formation of a high-powered committee to see how the nation could observe a Ramazan fast and celebrate Eid on the same day. Dr Qibla Ayaz, a distinguished Islamic scholar, said in a statement that the nation had always been divided over the issue […]
Fawad disappointed over opposition to anti-child marriage bill in NA
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday expressed his disappointment at some “elected representatives and ministers’ opposition” to the Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill, 2018, in the National Assembly, terming it a “scary moment” for society. “What hopes can one really attribute to a society whose fifty elected representatives and even ministers […]
Defending child marriage
Its the year 2019, and Pakistan continues to grapple with the concept of child marriage. In fact, according to UNICEF Pakistan has the sixth highest number of absolute child brides in the world at 1,909,000. 21% of the girls in this country are married before the age of 18. Three percent are married before the […]