Facebook can help disseminate message on people friendly laws in Pakistan: Farogh Naseem.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Dr. Muhammad Farogh Naseem has said that Facebook is an appropriate and useful medium, through which message on people friendly legislation in Pakistan, can be propagated.

He was talking to Facebook Delegation led by Rafael Frankel, Facebook's Director of Policy for APAC Emerging Markets, at the Law Ministry on Thursday. Rafael Frankel told the Minister that Facebook can be a contributor to help Pakistan grow. Facebook is also collaborating with Pakistan to help the users interact safely online. He told the Law Minister, Facebook is working in close coordination with Ministry of Information Technology and Ministry of Education to launch Digital Literacy Drive in Pakistan.

In Pakistan 44 million users were reached through Facebook, which helped to boost true or factual information regarding polio vaccination. This helped remove misconceptions pertaining to vaccination as a result of which 40 million people benefited from true information on vaccination. Pakistani users have also been helped by the Blood Donation Apps...

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