Govt to bring reforms through legislation: Dr Firdous

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting  Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Wednesday said the government wanted to  bring reforms by introducing legislation in the Parliament.

She made the remarks during a meeting with office bearers of  Parliamentary Reporters Association (PRA) here at Parliament  House. She congratulated the newly elected office bearers of  Parliamentary Reporters Association.

Legislation in public interest was imperative, she said adding  media should not let point-scoring by the opposition.

She said each minute of proceedings in the Parliament was  costing a huge amount.

Dr Firdous said women in politics and journalism were facing a  lot of challenges. Women should continue to raise voice for their  rights, she added.

She said freedom of expression was right of everybody in  democracy. “I have been given the responsibility to protect rights  of the media”, she added.

She said she had come to meet the journalists on the special instruction of Prime Minister who gave her the authority to protect rights of journalists. The job of Ministry of Information was to facilitate journalists, she noted.

She said arrangements had been made for swearing in ceremony  of PRA office bearers.