LAHORE:The newly-appointed Director General Public Relations Ghulam Saghir Shahid organised a luncheon in honour of the journalists at a private hotel. Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari and Secretary Information Syed Tahir Raza Hamdani attended.
On this occasion, Provincial Information Minister Azma Bokhari said that work is being done in Punjab and people are getting relief. CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz holds meetings for hours daily to resolve people's problems. Therefore, the people of Punjab do not become a part of the Fitna Party's mischief. A Maula Jutt of a province threatens to invade the Federation every day.
Azma Bokhari said that a certain party and its workers have resorted to spread chaos in Pakistan. After holding an unsuccessful rally in Lahore and the flop protest in Rawalpindi, they have lost their senses. Their own province is in the grip of terrorism, but they are only concerned about holding rallies and protests in Punjab. We also want the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to get relief in electricity bills. The children of Punjab are getting laptops, scholarships and electric bikes, the children of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa should also be given all these benefits likewise.
She said that the process of media payments was ongoing swiftly. We are devising a mechanism to process media payments on a monthly basis and CM Punjab would soon visit DGPR office. On this occasion, Secretary Information Syed Raza Hamdani said, ‘Resolving the problems of journalists is our foremost priority, adding his doors always remain open for the journalists. May it be the problems of journalists’ colony or journalists’ grant, their resolution will be given priority.’
The Information Department has always played a positive role and will continue to do so. DGPR Ghulam Sagheer Shahid said that the tasks given by the Information Minister would be completed as soon as possible. The information department is being run according to the vision of the CM. DGPR Ghulam Sagheer Shahid said, ‘It is my mission to make operational head of DGPR dynamic and efficient. On assuming the office, we have paid Rs200 million pending media arrears and remaining payments will be made in the coming days. Equipping DGPR with latest technology is included in my tasks.’