'New media policy to transform journalism into powerful institution': Firdous.

ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, Firdous Ashiq Awan, has said the federal government is bringing a new media policy which will transform the journalism into a powerful institution, media reported on Thursday.

Firdous Ashiq Awan, while addressing a press conference in Islamabad today, said journalism is now shaped into an institution that will have to empower other institutions of the country. She announced to bring a new media policy that will not be restricted to advertisements only.

She elaborated that the National Media Policy will secure the rights of the journalists and other media workers, whereas, the state will act as an information ministry to empower the journalism institution.

'Nations face a different kind of challenges but now the journey towards improvement has commenced. We are now envisaging a roadmap to balancing the rights and...

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