Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Labour and Parliamentary Affairs, Shaukat Yousafzai has said that journalists would be registered with Employees Social Security Institute (ESSI) and Employees Old-Age Benefit Institution (EOBI) on the pattern of labour to make them entitled for more incentives and facilities.
He expressed these views while addressing a function organized regarding Journalists Protection Bill here on Wednesday.
Besides, Secretary Information & Public Relations, Arshad Khan, members KP Assembly, Inayatullah Khan & Nighat Orakzai, president, Peshawar Press Club M. Riaz, President, Khyber Union of Journalists (KhUJ), Nasir Hussain, Shamim Shahid and Mahmood Jan Babar, other senior journalists were also present on the occasion.
The provincial minister said that the government supports the Journalists Protection Bill and will soon pass the legislation from the provincial assembly.—APP
