PM urges digital media role to portray Pakistan's positive image, highlight Kashmir cause.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday emphasized the need to utilize digital media tool to portray the positive image of Pakistan as well as Islam besides spreading the voice of oppressed people of Indian occupied Kashmir across the globe.

In a meeting with a delegation of youth from different fields including the digital media, the prime minister recalled his government's initiatives for youth including easy loans and skill training programs, besides anti-poverty Ehsaas Program and shelter homes for the poor.

Special Assistant to the PM Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari and Prime Minister's Focal Person on Digital Media Dr Arsalan Khalid also attended the meeting, a PM Office press release said.

The meeting discussed the national challenges, the government's measures to address the issues and role of media particularly the social media in the modern era.

The participants also deliberated over the opportunities for youth in digital media sector, allied challenges and their resolution.

Talking to the delegation, the prime minister said the country had come out of the toughest economic condition with the reduced fiscal deficit and revival of the investors' confidence.

He said after 1960, it was the incumbent government that had prioritized the industrial sector which would create job opportunities and grow the national economy.

The prime minister reiterated his resolve to continue to his strife against corruption and mafias to the last extent.

He viewed that the digital media could effectively highlight Pakistan's immense potential in the tourism sector.

He said Pakistan had also been faced with numerous challenges on international front, but it had always desired peace and was...