Minister of Information, Firoz Jamal Shah, has di-rected the swift resolution of journalists’ issues and expedited efforts on the Journalists Welfare En-dowment Fund (JWEF) to address their financial concerns.
During a meeting of the Journalists Welfare En-dowment Fund, he emphasized urgent action on journalists’ requests, urging a comprehensive pres-entation of these requests to the committee for timely assistance. He acknowledged the challenging roles journalists play in ensuring transparency in government affairs and facilitating the dissemina-tion of government actions to the public.
President of Peshawar Press Club, Arshid Aziz Malik, high-lighted financial issues faced by jour-nalists in the meeting. The minister reassured that necessary sup-port would be provided to ailing journalists and those in old age unable to work.—APP
