ISLAMABAD – Newly appointed Information Minister Fawad Hussain Chaudhry Wednesday announced major reforms in state-run television networks besides recreation of high definition national anthem.
The process that started in 2018 to initiate reforms in the Information Ministry is being resumed adding that the project to make Pakistan Television HD will be completed by June 1. In addition to this, work on making PTV Sports HD is also in progress, the PTI leader wrote on the microblogging site Twitter.
وزارت اطلاعات میں اصلاحات کا جو سلسلہ 2018 میں شروع کیا تھا اسے وہیں سے دوبارہ شروع کیا جا رہا ہے، #PTVNews کو HD کرنے کا منصوبہ جو 2019 سے التواء میں تھا یکم جون تک مکمل کرنے کی ڈیڈ لائین دی ہے انشاللہ یکم جون سے #PTVNews مکمل HD پر چلاجائیگا، اسی سال #PTVSports بھی HDکریں گے
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) April 21, 2021
Moreover, the information minister also confirmed that a new digital recording of the national anthem is in its final stages and will be released soon.
Recording of new Anthem I initiated in 2018 now its in the final stages we will have new digital recording of anthem in few months Inshallah https://t.co/JLToA0NX9Y
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) April 21, 2021
He further added that an English channel will also be launched soon and that reforms to digitize the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) are underway.
Studios of PTV in Karachi and Lahore would be renovated on public-private partnership mode while the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) would be made a digital news agency.
Chaudhry also vowed to make the Press Information Department (PID) and the advertising system completely paperless. The PID’s external publicity wing would be revamped, he added.
Revival of film and drama is the PTI government’s top priority and work has started on world-class production on the lives of Muslim idols including Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Tipu Sultan.
فلم اور ڈرامہ کا Revival پہلی ترجیح ہے، سرسید احمد خان اور ٹیپو سلطان کی زندگیوں پر عالمی سطح کی پروڈکشن پر کام شروع کیا جا رہا ہے، نوجوان ڈرامہ اور فلم سازوں کو کامیاب جوان پروگرام سے پانچ کروڑ روپے تک قرضے کی سہولت دیں گے
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) April 21, 2021
The reappointed minister also announced legislation for mandatory payment of salaries to journalists, in both print and electronic media.
